Some of this information was taken from a researcher who showed no documentation.  If documentation is found, It will be noted on this site. Our family records and documentation begin. with 1412 Jeremiah Thompson.

Begin undocumented info
1 Closs Thompson, the immigrant, b. abt. 1668 Rhineland? d. abt. 1740 PA. Naturalized a U.S. citizen 1691-92. Married abt. 1704 in Germantown, Philadelphia, PA.
Closs and his wife had:
11 Lawrence Thompson, b. abt. 1712.
12 Thomas Thompson, b. abt. 1714.
13 John Thompson, b. abt. 1717.
14 Closs Thompson, Sr., b. abt. 1729 PA; d. abt.1800, Campbell Co., KY.
15 Jane Thompson, b. abt. 1735, PA; d. KY.
(Above from research of Joseph Smith)

14 Closs Thompson, Sr., b. abt. 1729, PA; d.abt. 1800 Sharpsburg, Bath Co., KY. Although it is believed that he was born in PA, the first record of him is found in Augusta Co., VA. His name appears on a marriage bond in 1759 in Rowan Co., NC. Records indicate he owned land in Wilkes Co., NC from 01 Oct 1779 to 08 Sep 1787. He later moved his family to KY. Married 17 Oct 1759 in Rowan Co., NC, Jane (Jones) Lee, b. abt. 1728, 3rd Creek, S. Yadkin River, Rowan Co., NC; d. abt. 1832, Bath Co., KY. Her date of death varies. Elder Wilson Thompson said she lived to be 104 years old. Daniel Boone, the famous frontiersman, signed their marriage bond as a witness. Jane, a widow with 2 small children, was the daughter of William and Jane Jones.

Jane Jones, mother of Jane, an English lady, married William Jones. All their children were born in America (as far as Elder Wilson Thompson can remember). Jane Jones and William Jones had:
• James Jones, b. abt 1725; d. before 1810. Had: Francis, Rebecca, Closs Jones.
• Thomas Jones. Married Priscilla Shortridge and raised a large family. (About 10 children).
• Nancy Jones. Married a Mr. Whitaker.
• Mary Jones, b. abt. 1742; d. abt 1803. Married (1st) Mr. McConnell. Married (2nd), abt. 1760, James Wilson. Mary Jones and Mr. McConnell had 1 son. Mary Jones and James Wilson had:
• Elizabeth Wilson. Married Joseph Halman.
• Nancy Wilson. Married Charles Reynolds.
• Mary Wilson. Married William Wilson.
• Rebecca Wilson. Married Closs Thompson, Jr.

Jane Jones married (1st) James Ludwell Lee. Married (2nd) Closs Thompson, Sr.
(It is written that Jane Jones and Mary Jones Wilson were sisters, therefore, Closs, Jr. married his first cousin, Rebecca Wilson).
Jane Jones and James Lee, Sr. had:
14wc Nancy Lee, b. abt 1758. Married abt. 1778 Bethuel Riggs, a Regular Baptist minister.
14wc James Lee, b. abt. 1760. A famous Regular Baptist minister. Married abt. 1817 Mary Elizabeth “Polly” Jones.

Closs Thompson and Jane (Jones) Lee had:
141 Closs Thompson, Jr. b. abt. 1763, NC; d. Oct 1818.
142 Lawrence Thompson, b. abt. 1765, NC; d. abt. 1813, Fleming Co., KY.
143 Joseph Thompson, b. abt. 1767, NC.
144 Benjamin Thompson, b. abt. 1769, NC; d. 31 Dec 1853, MO.
145 Elizabeth Thompson, b. abt. 1772, NC.
146 Jane Thompson, b. abt. 1774, NC.
147 Samuel Thompson, b. abt. 1775, NC; d. abt. 1830, IN.

141 Closs Thompson, Jr. b. abt. 1763, 3rd Creek, S. Yadkin River, Rowan Co., NC; d. Oct 1818, at 54 years of age, in Franklin Co., IN. Married 14 Sep 1787, Lewis Fork, Wilkes Co., NC, Rebeccah Wilson, b. abt. 1768, Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC; d. abt. 1822, Franklin Co., IN. Daughter of James Wilson, b. abt. 1739, Rowan Co., NC and Mary (Jones) McDonnell Wilson, b. abt. 1743, NC. Closs and Rebecca are buried at Indian Creek Baptist Church Cem. Near Brookville, Franklin Co., IN. No grave markers.

Notes: Closs Thompson, Jr. was a private in the North Carolina Militia Volunteers.
He served in a company under Captain Bethuel Riggs, his mother’s son in law. He and Captain Riggs were at the Battle of King’s Mountain on 07 Oct 1780, under the leadership of Colonel Benjamin Cleveland. (Jane gave a written statement on 21 Aug 1832, while she was living in Bath county, Kentucky saying that she lived in Wilkes county, North Carolina when her future son-in-law Bethuel Riggs was serving in the Revolutionary War. That he called at her house a number of times and that her son Closs Thompson, Jr. served under Bethuel as a private during the war). Documented by DA records.

Last Will and Testament of Closs Thompson, Jr.:
Be it remembered that I Closs Thompson of the county of Franklin and the state of Indiana being weak in body but of sound and perfect mind & memory helped by Almighty God for the same do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and forever following.
First I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife after my lawfull debts are paid I say to my beloved wife Rebecca Thompson all my house hold property stock and farming utensils together with Eighty acres of land including the improvements whereas I now live with all the appurtenances thereof belonging to have and to hold during her widowhood or lifetime. I do also bequeath to my son Jeremiah Thompson Eighty acres of the same quarter Northside of my improvement divided equally through the middle from East to West to have and hold said eighty acres with all the appurtenances thereof forever. I do also desire that my two negro girls that is in Kentucky State at this time may be sold to their mother if she is prepared to purchase them, if not I wish them to be disposed of to the best advantage in cash.
I do also desire after my wife’s departure that my sons Joseph and John Thompson have the Eighty acres of land she leaves equally between them. I also desire my three sons Jeremiah Joseph & John to pay jointly to each of my daughters & son give dollars viz Wilson, my son Mary Jennet Elizabeth Rebecca & Nancy my daughters. I also desire my beloved wife to dispose of the house hold furniture farming utensils & stock amongst her children as she thinks proper. I also do desire and appoint my two sons Wilson & Jeremiah to execute this my last will and testament agreeable to the above _____ in _____.
Signed sealed & delivered in
Presence of Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal
_____David Orr this 23 day of October 1817
William Super his
Closs Thompson
mark

Closs Thompson and Rebecca Wilson had: (all born in KY).
1411 Wilson William Thompson, b. 17 Aug 1788; d. 01 May 1866, IN.
1412 Jeremiah Thompson, b. 04 May 1790; d. 04 May 1862, IN.
1413 Jennet Thompson, b. 02 Jan 1793; d. 16 Sep 1868, IL.
1414 Elizabeth Thompson, b. abt. 1798.
1415 Joseph Thompson, b. 01 Jan 1800; d. 22 Jan 1849, IN.
1416 Rebecca Thompson, b. 01 Jan 1800.
1417 Mary Jane Thompson, b. abt. 1804. (1789?)
1418 John Thompson, b. abt. 1805; d. 03 Nov 1869, KS.
1419 Nancy Thompson, b. 19 Oct 1808; d. 24 Jan 1849.

1411 Wilson William Thompson, b. 17 Aug 1788, Hillsborough, Clear Creek, Woodford Co., Ky; d. 01 May 1866, Russiaville, Howard Co., IN. Married 24 May 1810, Licking River, Campbell Co., KY, Mary “Polly” Grigg, b. 11 May 1789, Near Jackson, Cape Girardeau Co., MO. Daughter of Matthew and Ann “Nancy” (Gibson) Grigg. Wilson and Polly are both buried at Russiaville Cem., row 24, Russiaville, Howard Co., IN. Wilson William was a Primitive Baptist minister.

Obituary of Elder Wilson William Thompson:
BROTHER BEEBE-It becomes my painful duty to inform you and the household of faith, through your medium of correspondence, of the death of one of Zion’s old and faithful watchmen, ELDER WILSON THOMPSON, who fell asleep in Jesus May 1st, 1866. He was born August 17, 1788, in Kentucky, and at the early age of thirteen was circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, receiving the spirit of adoption, whereby he could cry, Abba, Father, and was baptized by Elder James Lee. At the age of 22 he began his public career as a minister of the gospel and for 56 years devotedly giving himself wholly to this work of the ministry, as thousands who have sat under his ministry, growing in grace and in the knowledge of the truth, can testify. A kidney disease growing upon him seemed to impress his mind sensibly with approaching death for some months, but with a remarkable constitution and strength of lungs, and zeal unabated, he continued to preach Christ and him crucified, until about one week before he died. His last labors was with the Antioch and Ross Run churches, Wabash Co., Ind, where it pleased the good Lord to pour out his spirit, additions were made to the church, and he seemed to almost forget his infirmity, with the joy and praise that filled his soul on seeing the salvation of the Lord. He was taken down away from home, but by medical assistance was partially relieved, so as to get to his son, James Thompson, in Howard county. He spoke of his disease, his worldly affairs, and approaching death with the utmost composure and resignation to the Lord’s will. His physician expressed some surprise at his strong faith and confident assurance in God, his Savior. He replied, “My God never changes.” About 18 hours before he died he aroused in severe convulsions, for about half an hour suffering intensely, he cried out, “O Lord, I pray, I pray,” and fell asleep, from which no groan, or sigh, or conscious suffering escaped till his breath left him. Truly one of the mighty in Israel has fallen. He leaves a frail companion, nine months younger than himself. May God support her in this sad hour till it is his will to take her to his embrace. An appropriate discourse was delivered by Elder J. G. Jackson from the words, “Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth; yea, saith the spirit, for they rest from their labors, and their works do follow them.” After which the remains were deposited in the graveyard at Russiaville, Howard County, Indiana.

Wilson William Thompson and Polly Grigg had:
14111 Grigg Matthew Thompson, b. 20 Apr 1811, MO; d. 09 Mar 1888, MO.
14112 Rebecca Ann Thompson, b. abt. 1813, Licking River, Campbell Co., KY; d. before 1865.. Married Dr. J. W. Montgomery, b. abt. 1813.
14113 Minerva Jane Thompson, b. abt. 1816, Hamilton Co.,OH; d. Indianapolis, IN. Married (1st) abt. 1840, Hamilton Co., OH, John Ryman (Ryan?), b. abt. 1820, OH. Married (2nd) abt. 1845, Hamilton Co., OH, Newton Claypool, b. abt. 1820, OH. Married (3rd) abt. 1860, Robert Oliver, b.abt.. 1820, OH.
14114 James Lee Thompson, b. abt. 1818, Symmes Purchase, Hamilton Co., OH; d. 08 Feb 1899, Franklin Twp., Marion Co., IN, buried Acton, Marion Co., IN. Married (st) abt. 1839, McCarty Farm, Fayette Co., IN, Elizabeth McCarty, b. 21 Jul 1816, OH; d. 08 Feb 1858, Russiaville. Married (2nd) 1859, Russiaville, IN, Eliza M. Heffner, b. 1829, VA; d. 10 May 1861, Russiaville, Howard Co., IN. Married (3rd) Marion Co., IN, 24 Dec 1861, Nancy Jane Adair, b. 04 May 1832, IN; d. 17 Jun 1904, Marion Co., IN.
Notes: The Primitive Baptist Library also lists as the wife of James Lee Thompson, Teresa M. Hodson.
14115 Jeremiah Thompson, b.abt. 1820, New Burlington, Warren Co.,OH; d. young.
14116 Wilson Guard Thompson, b.abt. 1822, Lebanon, Warren Co.,OH; d. young.
14117 Mary Gibson Thompson, b.abt. 1824, Lebanon, Warren Co.,OH; d. Danville, IN. Married Rev. Erasmus D. Thomas, a Baptist preacher, b.abt. 1820, Lebanon, Warren Co., IN.
14118 John Adams Thompson, b.abt. 1826 (or 1818), Lebanon, Warren Co., OH; d. New Palestine, Hancock Co., IN. Married Martha Martindale, b.abt. 1826.

End undocumented information.

1412 Jeremiah Thompson, b. 04 May 1790 Silver Creek, Madison Co., KY, d. 4 May 1862, Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN. Married 17 Feb 1821, Rebecca Sankey, b. 24 Aug 1802 Butler Co., OH, d. 06 Feb 1880 Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN. Both buried Pound Cem., Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN. Rebecca was the daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Morton) Sankey.

Jeremiah Thompson and Rebecca Sankey had: (all born in Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN)
14121 Thomas Thompson, b. 10 Nov 1823, d. 07 Jul 1907
14122 Wilson Thompson, b. 07 Jul 1826, d. 26 Feb 1908
14123 Hannah Thompson, b. abt. 1828, d. 25 Jul 1899
14124 Jane Thompson, b. abt. 1830
14125 Mary Pauline Thompson, b. abt. 1832
14126 Jeremiah Thompson, b. abt. 1834
14127 Jameson Thompson, b. 26 Jan 1839
14128 Rebecca Thompson, b. 30 Apr 1842
14129 Nancy Thompson, b. abt. 1845

Notes: Information on this Jeremiah Thompson and families taken from notes of J. Thompson Scott sent to Lawrence L. V. Thompson. April 19, 1930.

 Obituary of Jeremiah Thompson:
BROTHER BEEBE-Please publish the obituary of JEREMIAH THOMPSON (brother of Elder Wilson Thompson of Indiana) who died at his residence in Sullivan county, Indiana, May 4, 1862, aged seventy-one years. He was born May 4, 1791 and died on his birthday. His disease was scrofula,* he suffered much, but complained none. He was baptized in about the year 1810. He was a very useful member of the church, as long as he lived. He held the office of deacon many years. He has left a bereaved widow, and eight children, all grown up, of which four are married, and four are single, all of whom feel their bereavement.
Your brother, ELIJAH STAGGS, Turman’s Creek, Indiana, May 8 1862.

Notes: Cause of death Scrofula-Tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands.

14121 Thomas Thompson, b. 10 Nov 1823 Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN, d. 7 Jul 1907 Kelley, Nemaha Co., KS. Married 13 Mar 1845, Vigo Co., IN, Henrietta Augusta Coon, b. 27 Mar 1824 Cooperstown, Otsego Co., NY, d. 30 Mar 11895 Nemaha, KS. Both buried Goff Cem., Nemaha Co., KS. Daughter of Simon Coon.
Thomas Thompson and Henrietta Coon had:
141211 Jeremiah Thompson, b. abt. 1846 IN; died young. (Drowned).
141212 Preston Thompson, b. 30 Sep 1848, IN.
141213 Simon Thompson, b. abt. 1849, IN; died young (before 1929).
141214 Wilson Thompson, b. abt. 1851, IN; died young (before 1929).
141215 Emma (Amy) Jane Thompson, b. 24 Jan 1853, IN.
141216 George Thompson, b. abt. 1855, IN.
141217 Rebecca Ann Thompson, b. abt. 1857, IN.
141218 John Thompson, b. abt. 1859, IN.
141219 Mary Elizabeth Thompson, b. abt. 1862, IN.
141219A Eliza Emeline Thompson, b. May 1864, IN.

141212 Dr. Preston Thompson, b. 30 Sep 1848, IN; d. 28 Oct 1912, Nemaha Co., KS. Married 26 Feb 1871, Sullivan Co., IN, Aletha Ferguson, b. 14 Feb 1852, Hiltonville, PA; d. 01 Feb 1911, Nemaha, Co., KS. Both buried in Corning Cem., Nemaha Co., KS.

Obituary of Preston Thompson, Seneca Tribune, Seneca, KS, Thursday, Oct. 31, 1912:
Dr. Thompson, who has been a Corning resident for about thirty years, died at the home of his son, William, southwest of town, Monday. Funeral Tuesday afternoon and interment in the Corning cemetery.

Obituary of Letha Ferguson Thompson, Seneca Tribune, Seneca, KS, Thursday, Feb 9, 1911:
Letha Ferguson was born February 14, 1851 at Hiltonville, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, and died at Corning, Nemaha County, Kansas, February 1, 1911, aged 59 years, 11 months and 17 days. February 2, 1871, she was married to Preston Thompson, at Shellbourne, Sullivan county, Indiana. To this union three children were born, Mrs. Belle Talbot of Corning, William Thompson of Portales, New Mexico, and Etta, who passed away when eleven years of age. Mrs. Thompson was a member of the United Bretheren church and a consistant Christian woman. The funeral services were held in the United Brethren church Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by the pastor, T. D. Holbert. The church was beautifully decorated with ferns and potted plants in memory of a good woman.

Preston Thompson and Aletha Ferguson had:
1412121 Letha Isabelle Thompson, b. 30 Nov 1871, Sullivan Co, IN; d. 08 Apr 1911.
1412122 William T. Thompson, b. 02 Nov 1873, Sullivan Co., IN
1412123 Nettie Thompson, b. abt. 1876, Sullivan Co., IN; d. young.
1412124 Anna Henrietta Thompson, b. 06 Apr 1876, Sullivan Co., IN; d. 19 Oct 1887, Nemaha Co., KS. Buried Corning Cem., Nemaha Co., KS
141215 Emma (Amy) Jane Thompson, b. 24 Jan 1853, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN; d. 07 Mar 1904, Clearwater, Sedgwick Co., KS. Buried Clearwater Cem., Clearwater, Sedgwick Co., KS. Married (1st) 29 Feb 1872, Charles Baker Sanford, b. 04 Apr 1851, Akron, Summit Co., OH; d. 13 Jul 1887, Capioma, Nemaha, KS. Burried Capioma Cem., Capioma, Nemaha Co., KS. Married (2nd) Lyman Mathews, b. 08 Nov 1846, MI; d. 14 Sep 1916.

141216 George Thompson, b. abt. 1855 IN, d. 03 Sep 1929 Peoria, IL. Married Berta Meeks, b. c. 1859 IN.

141217 Rebecca Ann Thompson, b.abt. 1857, IN. Married 1929, Gentryville, MO, George Jones.

141218 John Thompson, b. 11 Apr 1857, IN, d. 27 Feb 1929 Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL. Buried Oak Ridge Cem. Married (1st) Belle Munsen. Separated. Married (2nd) Lydia Floyd.*

*From notes of Thompson Scott; John was married 3 more times, his last wife being
81 yrs old when they married. All of his wives, except Belle, died before 1889.

Obituary of John Thompson:
John Thompson, son of Thomas and Henrietta Thompson of Vigo County, In., died at
1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1929 at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon
County, Illinois. He was 70 years old. Mr. Thompson is survived by six sons,
Charles W. of Kansas, Orville C., Roy R., Guy C., of Springfield, Roscoe of Peoria,
Norman F., in the Army in Indianapolis; one brother, George of Peoria; two sisters,
Mrs. Mary Dennison of Oneida, Kan., Mrs. Rebecca Jones of Gentryville, Mo.;
nine grandchildren. Funeral services at 2:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at
E. P. Metcalf’s chapel. Rev. O. B. Nichols officiating. Interment in Oak Ridge
Cemetery.

141219 Mary Elizabeth Thompson, b. abt. 1862 IN. Married c. 1929 Wallace Dennis in Oneida, KS.

141219A Eliza Emeline Thompson, b. 20 May 1864, IN, d. 22 Sep1935, Alton, KS. Married 05 Oct 1881, James Chesterfield Cordill b. 08 Jun 1869, Bern, KS; d. 31 Mar 1931, Alton, KS. Both buried Sumner Cem.
Chester Cordill and Eliza Emeline Thompson had (all born Kelly, KS):
141219A1 Ray Emmet Cordill, b. 1884; d. 1969. Married Bertha Bell Wonderlick, b. 1886; d. 1970.
141219A2 Glenn Alvin Cordill, b. 1886; d. 1946. Married Laura Victory Preston, b. 1893; d. 1952.
141219A3 James Claude Cordill, b. 1888; d. 1959. Married (1st) Blanche Mary Stafford. Married (2nd) Zoe May Hutson.
141219A4 Earl Erwin Cordill, b. 1892. Married Myrtle Mary Storer.
141219A5 Lloyd Thompson Cordill, b. 1896; d. 1964. Married Norma Glenn Deering, b.1897; d. 1988.

14122 Wilson Thompson, b. 07 Jul 1826 Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN, d. 26 Feb 1908 Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN. Married 03 Sep 1850, Sullivan Co., IN, Sarah J. Wyman, b. 04 May 1834 Henry, IN, d. 01 Oct 1925 Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN. Both are buried in Pound Cem., Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN. Daughter of Henry and Jane (Vandine) Wyman.

Obituary of Wilson Thompson: Sullivan Evening Times dated Feb. 27, 1908.
Wilson Thompson, an aged and respected resident pioneer, died at his home
in Fairbanks township Wednesday afternoon as a result of a recent stroke of
paralysis. The funeral will be held Saturday, February 29, at the Old Baptist
Church in Fairbanks. Internment will be at the church cemetery. Mr. Thompson
was born in 1826 in Fairbanks township. He was 81 years old at the time of his
death. He leaves a large host of friends and relatives.

Wilson Thompson and Sarah Wyman had:
141221 Rebecca Jane Thompson, b. 26 Oct 1851, IN; d. 29 Mar 1932.
141222 Anna Thompson, b. 28 Jan 1855, IN; d. 23 Aug 1855. Buried Fairbanks/Pound Cem.
141223 Henry W. Thompson, b. 15 Jun 1857, IN.
141224 Mary Thompson, b. 21 Sep 1867, IN.

141221 Rebecca Jane Thompson, b. 26 Oct 1851 Sullivan Co., IN; d. 29 Mar 1932, Lewis, IN. Married (1st) 14 Nov 1869, Sullivan Co., IN, Henry J. Drake, b. 06 Sep 1847 Sullivan Co., IN; d. 04 Dec 1876 Sullivan Co., IN. Buried Pound Cem., Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN. Son of Benjamin and Sarah (Gross) Drake. Married (2nd) 14 May 1881, Thomas J. Beauchamp, b. 14 May 1843, Owensboro, KY; d. 17 Jan 1897. Son of James Henry and Ruth (Jewell) Beauchamp.
Rebecca Thompson and Henry Drake had:
1412211 Benjamin Madison Drake, b. 16 Sep 1869; d. 17 Sep 1961.
1412212 Addison Wilson Drake, b. 04 Jul 1871; d. 08 Jul 1949.

Rebecca Thompson and Thomas Beauchamp had:
1412213 Jessie Beauchamp, b. 18 Jul 1884; d. Jun 1954. Married Herbert E. Bland, b. 1873, d. 1952. Both buried Pogue Cemetery.

Obituary of Jessie Beauchamp, Sullivan Daily Times, Wednesday, June 23, 1954:
A prominent Fairbanks woman, Mrs. Jessie (Beauchamp) Bland, 70, was killed instantly late this morning when her automobile skidded out of control in loose gravel and crashed a mile east of Graysville.
The victim was the widow of the late Dr. H. E. Bland. Scene of the fatal crash was near the Floyd Pinkston residence on the cut-off county road between Ind. 63 and Ind. 154, according to Sheriff Hubert Wagner and Deputy Rex Griffith, investigating authorities. A witness to the crash said that the automobile swerved crazily for several yards before overturning onto Mrs. Bland, who was thrown from it. The victim’s head was crushed beyond recognition. The body was brought to the Billman Mortuary here to await notification of a daughter, Miss Robina Bland, who is a hospital dietician in the Chicago area.
Sullivan Daily Times, Friday, June 25, 1954. Mrs. Bland Rites Set Saturday.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie E. Bland, prominent Fairbanks woman who was killed in a crash near Graysville Wednesday, will be at 2 pm (CST) Saturday at the residence. Burial will be in Pogue cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Miss Robina Bland, Chicago, and a brother, Madison Drake, Fairbanks.

141223 Henry Wilson Thompson, b. 15 Jun 1857, Sullivan Co., IN, d. 13 Aug 1948 Sullivan Co., IN. Buried Sullivan Co., IN. Married 26 Oct 1886 Sullivan Co., IN, Mary V. Lloyd, b. abt. 1854, Sullivan Co., IN. Daughter of John G. Lloyd. Buried Sullivan Co., IN. We find no record indicating that Henry W. Thompson and Mary V. Lloyd had children.

` Obituary of Henry Wilson Thompson, Sullivan Democrat August 18, 1948:
Funeral services for Henry W. Thompson were held at the Wood Funeral Home at Farmersburg Sunday afternoon at 2 O’clock with burial in Westlawn Cemetery, Farmersburg.
Mr. Thompson, 91 years old, was the oldest resident of Fairbanks Township and was born June 15, 1857. He had been in poor health for some time. He suffered a heart attack Sunday, August 8th and was taken to the Mary Sherman Hospital where he passed away Friday, August 13th.
He taught school in early life at the Thomson and Wyman school buildings in Fairbanks Township. Two of his pupils, Mrs. Amanda Carrithers and Lemuel Frakes, both of Fairbanks, are still living.
He was married October 26, 1886 to Mary Vesta Lloyd. Mrs. Thompson preceded him in death February 6, 1943.
Mr. Thompson had been a member of the Fairbanks Masonic lodge since 1878.
Survivors include five nephews, Madison Drake, Addison Drake, Cleva Drake,
Denver Drake, and Zelva Drake and one niece, Mrs. Jessie Bland, all of Fairbanks.
(one nephew, Arthur Drake preceded him in death LJD).

Obituary of Mary Vesta Lloyd-Sullivan Daily Times, February 8, 1943:
Mrs. Mary Vesta Thompson, 81 years old, of Farmersburg, died at 10:10 Saturday night at the Mary Sherman Hospital here. She had been ill one week.
Surviving are the husband, Henry W. Thompson; one brother, John L. Lloyd, of Terre Haute,
and two sisters, Mrs. W.V. Jennings of Sullivan and Mrs. Arthur Hopewell of Farmersburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson had made their home at the Davis Hotel here this winter.
The body was taken to the Wood Funeral home, where funeral services will be held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery (Farmersburg).

141224 Mary Bell Thompson, b. 21 Sep 1867 Sullivan Co., IN, d. 26 May 1940 Sullivan Co., IN. Married 25 Dec 1888 Sullivan Co., IN, Abihu Drake, b. 24 Sep 1864 Sullivan Co., IN, d. 15 May 1931 Sullivan Co., IN. Son of Eli and Eliza Drake. Both buried in Pogue Cem., Sullivan Co., IN.

Notes: Information on Mary Bell Thompson and Abihu Drake taken from notes of Lawrence L. V. Thompson.

Obituary of Abihu Drake, Sullivan Union May 21, 1931:
Abihu Drake, 66 years old, a well known farmer and a life-long resident of Fairbanks township, dropped dead at his home south east of Fairbanks, Friday morning about ten o’clock. Mr. Drake had been in failing health for some time as the result of heart trouble, and the sudden attack came when he was in the poultry house at his home. The funeral was held Sunday morning at ten o’clock at the late residence and was conducted by Rev. Malcolm, of Linton. Burial followed at the Pogue cemetery. The deceased was a son of Eli and Eliza Hunt Drake, pioneers of the township and he had always been engaged in farming. For the past forty years he had lived south east of Fairbanks on the farm that he had purchased from the late William A. Drake. He was long prominent in the affairs of the township and was a life-long member of the Primitive Baptist church at Fairbanks. On December 25, 1888 he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Thompson of the township who survives with the following children born to this union: Arthur W. Drake, Cleva O. Darke and Denver L. Drake of Fairbanks township; Zelva C. Drake of Long Beach, California. Three brothers survive: Ira L. Drake of Fairbanks township, James B. Drake of Sullivan and Herman O. Drake of Olerichs, South Dakota.

Mary Thompson and Abihu Drake had:
1412241 Arthur Wilson Drake, b. 17 Jan 1890 Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN, d. 04 Mar 1946, Sullivan Co., IN. Married 04 Mar 1911 Sullivan Co., IN, Elsie Mabel Chambers, b. 29 Nov 1893 Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN; d. 16 Jun 1969 Sullivan Co., IN. Both are buried in Pogue Cemetery, Sullivan Co., IN. Daughter of Oliver and Polly (Vangilder) Chambers.
Arthur Drake and Elsie Mabel Chambers had:
14122411 Mervin E. Drake, b. 25 Jan 1914; d. 12 Jan 2007. Married 27 Feb 1935, Paris, Edgar Co., IL, Margaret Ann Moss, b. 24 Apr 1914. Daughter of Charles Ira Moss and Estella Pearl Puckett.

Obituary of Mervin E. Drake – Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, IN, January 13, 2007:
Elder Mervin E. Drake, 92, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2007, in Union Hospital in Terre Haute. He was a primitive Baptist minister. He was born Jan. 25, 1914, in Fairbanks Township to Arthur W. Drake and Elsie Mabel Chambers Drake. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Moss Drake, whom he married Feb. 27, 1935, three sons, Ronald L. Drake and his wife Carolyn, Ralph E. Drake and his wife Lila, and Richard C. Drake; one daughter, Esteline J. Bradley and her husband Eugene; one brother, Norman Drake; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Monday in DeBaun Springhill Chapel in Terre Haute, with Elders Randall Webb, Edward Reed and Todd Durnil officiating. Burial is in Pogue Cemetery. Visitation is from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday in the funeral home. The family requests no flowers.

14122412 Lloyd Melvin Drake, b. 30 Mar 1916 Sullivan Co., IN, d. 28 Dec 1975 Sullivan Co., IN. Married 29 Jul 1936 , Sullivan Co., Mary Agnes Thomson, b. 14 Feb 1916, Sullivan Co., IN; d. 21 Jun 2002, Sullivan Co., IN. Daughter of Hosea Emerson “Curly” Thomson and Gladys Marie Criss.

Obituary of Mary A. (Thomson) Drake: Tribune Star, Monday, June 24, 2002.
Mary Agnes Drake, 86, of Farmersburg died at 10:14 PM Friday, June 21, 2002,
in Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan. She retired from the former
ASCS office at Sullivan. She was born February 14, 1916, in Sullivan County
to Emerson Thomson and Gladys Criss Thomson. Her husband, Lloyd M. Drake
died in 1975. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Lerwis and
Brenda Drake of Terre Haute and Lester and Ginny Drake of Farmersburg; four
sisters, Eilene Pound and Geraldine Liffick both of Terre Haute, Edna Fern Drake
of Sullivan and Jeannette Carney of Mooresville; 12 grandchildren, Lori and
Rodney Clark, Ryan and Rachel Drake, Tracy and Carlos Belmar, Julie Dean,
Kevin Dean and Devan Dean, all of Terre Haute, Lisa and Marty Klimek of
Columbia City, Jamie Thompson of Salisbury, MD, Dave Dean of Lake Bluff,
Illinois, Larry and Debbie Drake of Fairbanks, Brenda Kibler and Polly Shiflett,
both of Hymera, and 12 great-grandchildren. She also was preceded in death
by three brothers, Cecil Thomson, Bob Thomson and Larry Thomson; one
daughter-in-law, Beverly Drake; one grandson, Lee Drake and one great-
granddaughter, Hannah Grace Clark. She attended Maryland Community
Church.

14122413 Norman Eli Drake, b. 07 Mar 1918.
14122414 Wayne C. Drake, b. 03 Jul 1929.

1412242 Cozie Drake, b. 11 Mar 1891 Sullivan Co., IN; d. 28 Mar 1891 Sullivan Co., IN. Buried in Pogue Cem., Sullivan Co., IN.

1412243 Venza Drake, b. 17 Dec 1894 Sullivan Co., IN; d. 11 Jan 1895 Sullivan Co., IN. Buried Pogue Cem., Sullivan Co., IN.

1412244 Clevva Drake, b. 27 May 1897 Sullivan Co., IN; d. 06 Jul 1978 Sullivan Co., IN. Married 22 Sep 1917 Sullivan Co., IN, Elsie Mae Carter, b. 29 Sep 1897, d. 1960 Sullivan Co., IN. Both buried in Pogue Cem., Sullivan Co., IN. Daughter of Russel and Etta (Johnson) Carter.

1412245 Denver Loral Drake, b. 20 Jan 1901, d. 1984. Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN. Married 08 Oct 1921 Sullivan Co., IN Lula Essco Pound, b. 13 Oct 1900 Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN. Both buried in Pogue Cem. Daughter of Lyman and Maggie (Johnson) Pound.

Obituary of Lula E. Drake, Tribune-Star, Saturday, January 3, 2004.
Lula E. Drake – Fairbanks – Lula E. Drake, 103, of Fairbanks died
at 7:15 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004, in Sullivan Health and Living
Center. She was a homemaker. She was born Oct. 13, 1900, to
Lyman Pound and Maggie Johnson Pound. Her husband of 63 years
Denver L. Darke, died in 1984. Survivors include one daughter,
Francine Watts of Fairbanks; two granddaughters, Donna Watts of
Sullivan and Anita Barnhart and husband Kurt of Fairbanks; two
great-grandchildren , Isaac Barnhart and Evelyn Barnhart, and
five nieces and nephews. She was a member of Fairbanks
Missionary Baptist Church. Services are 3 p.m. Sunday in
Mattox Funeral Home in Farmersburg with the Rev. Larry Grimble
and Mervin Drake officiating. Burial is in Pogue Cemetery.
Visitation is 1 p.m. Sunday until services.

1412246 Zelva C. Drake, b. 19 Nov 1904. Married 29 Nov 1924, Opal Harmon, b. 03 Dec 1904. Daughter of Calvin and Minnie (Bostick) Harmon.

Obituary of Nina R. Sluder,Tribune-Star, Thursday, March 22, 2012.
(Daughter of Zelva and Opal Drake).
Nina R. (Drake) Sluder, Sullivan Co., IN. Nina R. (Drake) Sluder, 78,
of Montpelier, Ind., passed away at 8:20 p.m., Wednesday, March 14,
2012, at Heritage Pointe in Warren, Ind. She was born on Monday,
June 19, 1933, in Sullivan County, the daughter of the late Zelva C.
Drake. Nina married Lee O. Sluder on Aug. 18, 1951, in Sullivan
County.
Survivors include her husband, Lee O. Sluder of Montpelier, daughters
Sheryl Rogers and Brenda R. Frazier; seven grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
Service to celebrate Nina’s life will be at Walker & Glancy Funeral
Home, 109 West Windsor St., in Montpelier, at 2 p.m. Saturday,
March 31, 2012, with the Rev. Chris Nelson officiating. Family and
friends may gather to share and remember from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday,
March 30, 2012, and from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday. Interment is at Pogue
Cemetery in Fairbanks, on April 1, 2012, with a graveside service
at 4 p.m.

14123 Hannah Thompson, b. 03 Sep1828 Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN, d. 25 Jul 1899. Married 30 Oct 1866 Sullivan Co., IN, Silas P. Deal, b. 13 Jan1830, Lincoln, NC; d. 23 Mar 1914 Sullivan Co., IN. Son of William Jackson Deal and Susanah (Yount) Deal. Hannah and Silas are buried in Friendship Cem., Sullivan Co., IN. Silas Dean married (1st) Sarah Barbre, 04 Nov 1856; (2nd) Hannah Thompson; (3rd) Naomi Stanton, 20 Mar 1900.

14124 Jane Thompson, b. Aug 1830, Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN, d. 1922, Fairbanks, IN. Married Jonathan N. Ransford, b. c. 1830, d. 22 Oct 1880. Both buried Drake Cem., Sullivan Co., IN.

14125 Mary Thompson, b. Sep 1832 Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN. Married 15 Dec 1853 Farmersburg, Sullivan Co., IN, John Gaskins b. 04 Apr 1826, d. 30 Apr 1879. Both buried in Liberty Cem., IN. Son of Elijah and Elizabeth (Coppel) Gaskins.

14126 Jeremiah W. Thompson, b. 29 Sep 1834 Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN. d. 23 Nov 1906. Married 27 Nov 1862 Sullivan Co., IN, Amanda Drake, b. 22 May 1840 Sullivan Co., IN, d. 07 Dec 1925, Cicero, Hamilton Co., Ind. Daughter of Manning and Hannah (Ernest) Drake. This family is listed on the 1870 Nemaha Co., KS census. On the 1900 census, they were living in Crawford Co., IL. Manning Drake b. June 17, 1813==d.1905, was the son of James Drake and Sarah Paddock.

Notes: Cause of death of Jeremiah Thompson; Hepatic Cholic and Gall Stones.

Obituary of Amanda (Drake) Thompson: from Nancy Barkley (on line).
I found the obituary of Amanda Thompson, published in the Noblesville
Daily Ledger on Tuesday, December 8, 1925, p. 1. Briefly abstracted,
she died at age 80 years on Monday (Dec. 7) at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Pleasant in Cicero, IN. Funeral services were Tuesday (Dec. 8) at
the home of her daughter. Her body was taken to Illinois on Wednesday
for burial. Further states she was the mother of Mrs. Trueblood.

Jeremiah Thompson and Amanda Drake had:
141261 Hannah Thompson, b.abt. 1864, IN. d. 1950.
141262 Mary E. Thompson, b. abt. 1867, IN. d. 1935.
141263 John Wilson Thompson, b. 25 May 1868, IN. d. 23 Sep 1951.

141261 Hannah Thompson b. 1864; d. 1950. Married 02 Oct 1884, Andrew Johnson Trueblood, b. 1864 Burchard, IN. d. 26 Sep 1945. Son of William and Julia (Dix) Trueblood. Hannah and Andrew buried in Crown Hill Cem., Hamilton Co., IN.
Hannah Thompson and Andrew Trueblood had:
1412611 Elma G. Trueblood, b. 20 Apr. 1888, Sullivan Co., IN.
1412612 William J. Trueblood, b. 1896.
1412613 Goldie M. Trueblood, b. 1905.

141262 Mary E. Thompson, b. 1867 Sullivan Co., IN. d. 1935. Married 18 Nov 1899, Crawford Co., IL, Wiley Morris Pleasant, Jr., b. 11 Feb 1870, Meade Co., KY. d. 1954. Son of Wiley Sr. and Margaret (Frohman) Pleasant. Mary and Wiley buried in Stewardson Cem., Stewardson, Shelby Co., IL.

Notes: Cause of death, Chronic Myocarditis and Cardiac Dilatation.

Obituary of Mary Pleasant from Eileen Bridges (on line) Shelbyville Democrat,
22 Aug. 1935. Mrs. Wiley Pleasant passed away Friday morning, Aug. 16th, 1935,
at her home on East Main Street, Stewardson after a week’s illness. She is survived
by her husband, one daughter, Mrs. C. A. Schone of San Diego, CA., besides a host
of friends. Funeral services were conducted in the Methodist church here at
2:00 o’clock Sunday afternoon, Aug. 18th. Burial was in the Stewardson
Cemetery.

Mary Thompson and Wiley Pleasant, Jr. had:
1412621 A daughter, Mrs. C. A. Schone who moved to California. Unable to find any information on this daughter.

141263 John Wilson Thompson b. 25 May 1868 Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN, d. 23 Sep 1951 Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. Married 10 Dec 1899, Mary Louisa Batman, b. 30 Jun 1881, IL; d. 07 Jan 1969 Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. Both buried in Oak Grove Cem., Palestine, Crawford Co., IL. Daughter of David and Rachel (East) Batman.

Notes: Cause of death; Cerebral Hemorrhage, Alterio Sclerosis; Hypertension;
Benign Prostate Hypertrophy.

Obituary of John W. Thompson, Terre Haute Tribune, 24 Sep 1951.
John Wilson Thompson, 83 years old, died at 12:15 o’clock, Monday morning
at the residence, 1634 Garfield Avenue. Surviving are the widow, Mary Louise
Batman Thompson; four sons, Ray Thompson of Terre Haute, L. L. Thompson,*
and Edgar Thompson, both of Robinson, IL., and Ernest Thompson of Bossier
City, Louisiana; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews. The body was taken to the Cross Funeral Home where services
will be held at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Rev. R. C. Mowery will
officiate and burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery at Palestine, IL.
*Misprint=L.L.Thompson lived in Terre Haute, IN. (correction by niece S. May)

Obituary of Mary L. Thompson, Terre Haute Star, 08 Jan 1969.
Mrs. Mary Louisa Thompson, 87, died at 1:40 p.m., Tuesday at the Wallace
Nursing Center. Surviving are three sons, Leonial L., Terre Haute, Edgar,
Robinson, IL, and Ernest, Beaumont, TX; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Della
Ferguson, Terre Haute; a sister, Mrs. Zona Shaffer, Robinson, IL; six
grandchildren 16 great grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m., Friday at the Cross Funeral Home, with the
Rev. Donald Edwards officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery
at Palestine, IL. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday.

John Thompson and Mary Louisa Batman had:
1412631 Lillian Thompson (twin), b. 23 Jan 1901, IL; d. 23 Jan 1901.
1412632 Leonial Lester Thompson (twin), b, 23 Jan 1901, IL.
1412633 Raymond Lawrence Thompson b. 07 Sep 1902, IL.
1412634 Edgar Herschel Thompson, b. 01 Jan 1906.
1412635 Ernest Darlan Thompson, b. 17 Dec 1911, IN

1412632 Leonial Lester Thompson (twin), b. 23 Jan 1901 Stoy, Crawford Co., IL; d. 13 Aug 1984, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. Married 19 Jul 1924, Terre Haute, IN, Doris Ruth Loser, b. 29 Dec 1906; d. 29 Oct 1999, Terre Haute, IN. Both buried in Roselawn Cem., Terre Haute, IN. Daughter of William and Grace Loser.

Obituary of Leonial L. Thompson, Terre Haute Tribune 14 Aug 1984.
Leonial L. “Chuggy” Thompson, 83, 2521 Garfield Ave., died at 5:30 a.m., Tuesday
in Union Hospital. He was a retired purchasing agent for Loeser and Son Automo-
tive. He was born Jan 23, 1901, in Crawford County, IL to John and Mary L.
Batman Thompson. He was a member of Southside Baptist Church. Survivors
include his wife, Ruth Loeser Thompson; one daughter, Marjorie Terkoski,
Terre Haute; one brother, Ernest Thompson, Beaumont, TX; and four grand-
children. Services are schedule for 11 a.m. Thursday in Cross Funeral Home,
with the Rev. Joe Dayhuff officiating. Burial is in Roselawn Memorial Park.
Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. today.

Obituary of Ruth D. Thompson, Terre Haute Tribune, Sat. 30 Oct 1999.
Ruth D. Thompson, 92, of Terre Haute died Friday, Oct. 29, 1999 in Terre
Haute Regional Hospital. She was born Dec. 29, 1906, in Terre Haute to
William Loser and Grace Loser. Her husband Leonial Thompson died
earlier. Survivors include one daughter, Marjorie Terkosky of Terre Haute;
four grandchildren, Robert Terkosky and his wife Denise Terkosky of
Jacksonville, FL., David Terkosky and his wife, Jeri Terkosky of Mason,
Ohio, Nancy Terkosky and Patty Terkosky, both of Terre Haute; one
foster granddaughter, Billie Dulgar of Terre Haute; and two great-
grandchildren, Laura Terkosky and Sarah Terkosky, both of Mason.
She was also preceded in death by her parents. Services are 1 p.m.,
Monday in Roselawn Funeral Home, with Pastor Joe Dayhuff officiating.
Burial is in Roselawn Memorial Park. Visitation is 10 a.m. until services
Monday.

Leonial Thompson and Ruth Loser had:
14126321 Marjorie Thompson, b. 01 Nov 1925 Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. Married 18 Jan 1947, Edward Terkosky, b. 24 Apr 1925 Clinton, Parke Co., IN, d. 06 Oct 1988 Terre Haute, IN.
Marjorie Thompson and Edward Terkosky had:
141263211 John Edward Terkosky, b. 02 May 1951, d. 19 Jul 1951. Buried Roselawn Cem., Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN.
141263212 Robert Lee Terkosky, b. 28 Jun 1952.
141263213 Nancy Ruth Terkosky, b. 25 Dec 1954.
141263214 David Edward Terkosky, b. 18 Dec 1956.
141263215 Patricia Ann Thompson, b. 06 Nov 1958.

141263212 Robert Lee Terkosky, b. 28 Jun 1952 Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. Married 31 Mar 1984 Los Angeles, CA, Denise Moisan, b. 26 Sep 1957. Daughter of Gerry and Ollie Moisan. As of 2000, they have no children.
141263213 Nancy Ruth Terkosky, b. 25 Dec 1954 Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN.
141263214 David Edward Terkosky, b. 18 Dec 1956 Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. Married 28 Jun 1982 Green Bay, WI, Jeri Lynn House, b. 29 Oct 1956. Daughter of Jerald and Marlene House.
David Terkosky and Jeri House have:
1412632141 Laura Ann Terkosky, b. 09 Aug 1986 Portland, OR.
1412632142 Sarah Lynn Terkosky, b. 18 Apr 1989 Portland, OR.
141263215 Patricia Ann Terkosky, b. 06 Nov 1958 Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN.

1412633 Raymond Lawrence Thompson, b. 07 Sep 1902 Stoy, Crawford Co., IL, d. 13 Dec 1959 Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. Married 20 Dec 1926, Terre Haute, Della (Goetz) Reece, b. 13 Dec 1905, Burnett, IN, d. 06 May 1991, Terre Haute, IN. They are both buried in Roselawn Cem., Terre Haute, IN. Daughter of John and Mary Alice Goetz. Della had 1 child by a previous marriage.
1412633wc Leroy Eugene Reece b. 15 Jul 1922, d.16 Nov 1926. Buried Woodlawn Cem., Terre Haute, IN. Son of Clarence Reece.

Notes: Cause of death of Raymond Thompson: Bronchio-pneumonia;
Intest. Obstruction, Ilius secondary to Cholecystectomy & appendectomy;
multiple blood transfusions, Jaundice, Uremia. Cholecystitis, acute
appendectomy, Incidental. (Cancer)

Obituary of Raymond L.Thompson Kalamazoo Gazette, Kalamazoo, MI, 14 Dec 1959.
Thompson, Mr. Raymond L., 905 S. Park St. – Passed away Sunday evening.
Mr. Thompson was born September 7, 1902, in Stoy, IL, the son of John and
Mary Louisa Thompson, and had been a resident here for 3-1/2 years. He was
Maintenance Superintendent of Kalamazoo City Lines and was a member of
The William Penn Masonic Lodge of Terre Haute, Ind., the Kalamazoo Moose
Lodge. Mr. Thompson is survived by his wife, Della; 2 daughters, Mrs. Nina
Youngblood and Mrs. Mary Sue May of Terre Haute, Ind; 4 grandchildren;
3 brothers, Lionial of Terre Haute, Edgar of Robinson, Ill., and Ernest of
Beaumont, Texas. Services will be held at the Cross Funeral Home, Terre
Haute, Ind. Arrangements by the Langeland Memorial Chapel.

Notes: Cause of death, Della Ferguson-respiratory failure, severe COPD.
(+cancer).

Obituary of Della M. Thompson Ferguson, Tribune-Star Wednesday, 08 May 1991.
Della M. Thompson Ferguson, 85, of 2611 Harrison Ave., died at
10:30 p.m., Monday, May 6, 1991, in her residence. She was a retired
nurse. She was born Dec. 13, 1905, in Burnett to John Goetz and Mary
Gilkerson Goetz. Her first husband, Raymond Thompson died in 1959,
and her second husband, Richard Ferguson, died in 1977. Survivors
include two daughters, Nina Youngblood and M. Sue May of Terre
Haute; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and nieces and
nephews. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday in De Baun Idaho Street
Chapel, with the Rev. Kent Crandall officiating. Burial is in
Roselawn Memorial Park. Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. today.

Raymond Thompson and Della Goetz Reece had:
14126331 Nina May Thompson, b. 02 Sep 1927, IN.
14126332 Mary Sue Thompson, b. 10 Jul 1935, IN.

14126331 Nina May Thompson, b. 02 Sep 1927 Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. Married (1st) Donald Monroe 1946. Divorced. Married (2nd) 31 Dec 1949, Owen Cartwright Youngblood, b. 20 Feb 1919. d. 21 Apr 2004. Son of Harry and Beatrice (Barker) Youngblood.

Nina Thompson and Donald Monroe had:
141263311 Diedre Ellen Monroe, b. 16 Mar 1947. Diedre was legally adopted in 1952 by Nina’s 2nd husband, Owen Youngblood. Diedre married (1st) George Samuel Sherfick, Jr., divorced Sep 1971. Son of George, Sr. and Jewell Sherfick. Married (2nd) Nov 1972 Steven Personette, divorced 1978. Son of Lester and Clarice Personette.
Diedre Youngblood and Sam Sherfick had:
1412633111 Dawne Michele Sherfick, b. 19 Jun 1966. Married (1st) Mar 1991, Tracey Sutliff, divorced Jul 1993. Son of Alfred and Charlene Sutliff. Married (2nd) 09 Jan 1995 Roland F. Miles, b. 14 Apr 1966. Son of Kenneth, d. 2002, and Norma Miles. Married
(3rd) Donald Wozniak, 2019. Dawne had no children.

Diedre (Youngblood) Sherfick and Steve Personett had:
1412633112 Wende Marie Personette, b. 14 Dec 1974.
14126331121 Montgomeree Dawne Porter, b. 16 Jun 1997. (Father, James Porter)
14126331122 Lela James Porter, b. 18 Jan 2003. (Father, James Porter)

Obituary of Nina May Youngblood: Tribune-Star-Tuesday, February 4, 2020.
Nina M. (Thompson) Young blood, 92, passed away January 31, 2020.
She was born September 2, 1927 to Raymond and Della (Goetz)
Thompson in Terre Haute, Indiana.
In her free time, she loved watching auto racing, crocheting and most
importantly, spending time with her family, especially her great-Granddaughters.
She also had a great love of animals, especially dogs.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 56 years,
who passed in 2004, Owen C. Youngblood.
Nina is survived by her children, Dee Personette, Zoe Ann Gidorkis and
Brent Youngblood (Sara lynn); grandchildren, Dawne (Don)
Wozniak, Wende Personette and James Porter, great grandchildren,
Montgomeree and Lela Porter; her sister Sue May; and nieces and
nephews.
A memorial visitation will be Friday, February 7, 2020 from 4:00 p.m. to
7:00 p.m. at Mattox-Wood Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to the Terre Haute Humane Society. Online condolences
can be made at: www.mattoxwood.com.

Notes: Nina had double by-pass open heart surgery 14 Feb 1994, was
Diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2003. She entered Southwood
Health and Rehabilitation Center in October 2010; she moved to
Springhill Village about 2013 and resided there until her passing in 2020.

Obituary of Owen C. Youngblood: Tribune-Star-Thursday, April 22, 2004.
Owen C. Youngblood, 85, of Terre Haute, died at 5:55 p.m., Wednesday,
April 21, 2004, in Union Hospital. He was employed by Indiana Gas &
Chemical. He was born Feb. 20, 1919, in Terre Haute to Harry Youngblood
and Beatrice Barker Youngblood. Survivors include his wife Nina
Youngblood; one son, Brent Youngblood; two daughters, Dee Personette
and Zoeann Gidorkis; three granddaughters, Dawne Miles, Wende
Personette and Lacey Miller; two great-granddaughters, Montgomeree
Porter and Lela Porter; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded
in death by his parents; one sister Virginia Winders, and one brother, Carl
Youngblood. There are no services. Cremation is scheduled. Visitation
is 4 to 8 p.m. today in Mattox-Wood Funeral Home. The family suggests
that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice
of the Wabash Valley, 600 S. First St., Terre Haute, IN., 47807.

Nina (Thompson) Monroe and Owen Youngblood had:
141263312 Brent O. Youngblood, b. 30 Jun 1951.
141263313 Zoe Ann Youngblood, b. 27 Feb 1955.

141263312 Brent O. Youngblood, b. 30 Jun 1951 Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. Married (1st) 31 Jul 1976, Marilyn Young, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. Divorced Jul 1980. No children. Married (2nd) 16 May 1991 Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN, Kelly (Williams) Edwardson, divorced 03 Mar 1999. Daughter of Loren and Melva Williams. Married (3rd) 2009, Saralynn Straw. No children.

141263313 Zoe Ann Youngblood, b. 27 Feb 1955 Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. Married 16 Feb 1980 Memorial Methodist Church, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN, Larry Gidorkis, b. 29 Aug 1949, d. 09 May 1998, Terre Haute, IN. Buried Bethesda Cem., West Terre Haute, IN. Larry was the son of Charles Gidorkis and Marilyn (Gidorkis) Edwards.
No children.

Obituary of Larry C. Gidorkis: Tribune-Star Sunday, 10 May 1998.
Linton-Larry C. Gidorkis, 48, of Linton died at 7:45 a.m., Saturday, May 9,
1998 in Union Hospital in Terre Haute. He was owner and operator of
Larry’s Emporium-Auto Detail Shop. He was born Aug. 29, 1949, to
Charles E. Gidorkis and Marilyn Sherr Gidorkis. Survivors include his
wife, Zoeann (Youngblood) Gidorkis, whom he married Feb. 16, 1980;
one daughter and son-in-law, Stephanie and Jerry Stanley of Brazil; one
grandson, Justin Allen Stanley, his mother and stepfather, Marilyn (Sherr)
(Gidorkis) Edwards and Charles Edwards of Prairie Creek; his father-in-law
and mother-in-law, Owen and Nina Youngblood of Terre Haute; one
brother, Steve Gidorkis of Greene, Ohio, his grandfather, Joe Sherr of
Prairie Creek; one niece; and one nephew. He was preceded in death
by his father; one brother, Gary Gidorkis; and one grandmother, Helen
Sherr. He was a member of Faith Outreach Fellowship Church of Terre
Haute. Services are 1 p.m. Tuesday at McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home
in Jasonville, with Pastor Guinn Shingleton officiating. Burial is in
Bethesda Cemetery in West Terre Haute.

14126332 Mary Sue Thompson, b. 10 Jul 1935, at 1663 Garfield Ave., Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. Married 07 Nov 1953, Donald Lee May, b. 23 Oct 1931 Boonville, IN; d. 08 May 1992. Buried Roselawn Cem., Terre Haute, IN. Donald was the son of Herbert and Thelma (Ryan) May.

Notes: M. Sue May had double by-pass open heart surgery in Aug. 2000.

Obituary of Donald Lee May, Tribune-Star, Saturday, May 9, 1992.
Donald L. May, 60, of Terre Haute died at 11:45 a.m. Friday, May 8,
1992 in Union Hospital. He was retired from AT&T. He was born
Oct. 23, 1931, in Boonville to Herbert L. May, Sr. and Thelma Ryan
May. Survivors include his wife, M. Sue May; one son, D. Scot May
of Terre Haute; two daughters, Linda May of Terre Haute and Lori
May of Coal City; one sister Pamella May of Pennsylvania; and one
grandson. He was a member of Terre Haute R/C Club and Masonic
Lodge 86 Free and Accepted Masons. Services are 11:00 a.m.,
Monday in Callahan & Hughes Funeral Home, with the Rev. Rick
Swan officiating. Burial is in Roselawn Memorial Park. Visitation
is 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday.

Note: Donald was preceded in death by his parents, his brother,
Herbert L. May, Jr., his sister, Pamella May and one daughter,
Dona Lisa May.

NOTE: Donald had a heart attack and entered the hospital about 3 wks. before his death. Official cause of death; complications from Limb Girdle 1D Muscular
Dystrophy; heart catherization accident.

Sue Thompson and Donald May had:
141263321 Dona Lisa May, b. 23 Sep 1955, IN; d. 27 Sep 1955. Buried Roselawn Cem., Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN.

Obituary of Dona Lisa May.
Dona Lisa May, 4 day old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald May, 1400
North Eighth street, died at 9 o’clock Tuesday night at St. Anthony
Hospital. Also surviving, besides the parents are the grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert May and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Thompson. The body
was taken to Cross Funeral Home. Services will be held at 10 o’clock
Thursday morning at Roselawn Memorial Park.

Notes: Cause of death, respiratory failure.

141263322 Donald Scot May, b. 16 Sep 1956, IN.
141263323 Linda Lee May (twin) b. 28 Dec 1959, IN.
141263324 Lori Lynn May (twin) b. 28 Dec 1959, IN.

141263322 Donald Scot May, b. 16 Sep 1956 Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. d. Sep 21, 1915. Married 1977, Jacquelyn (Swiger) Carson. Divorced 1981. Jacquelyn had 2 sons by previous marriages. Brian Loudermilk and Brant Rardin.

Note: Scot inherited a muscle disease, Limb Girdle 1D Muscular Dystrophy from his father and Grandmother Ryan (May)
and Diabetes II. He also had five heart attacks during the last 2 years of his life.

Obituary of Donald Scot May: Tribune-Star-July 28, 2015.
Donald “Scot” May, 58, of Terre Haute passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2015,
after a long battle with Muscular Dystrophy, at Signature Healthcare. He was
born Sept. 16, 1956 in Terre Haute to Donald Lee and Mary Sue (Thompson) May.
Scot enjoyed researching genealogy. He was an avid NASCAR fan.
Scot is survived by his mother, Sue May of Terre Haute; sisters Linda May and
her companion, Donald Corey, and Lori May, a son Andrew Scot May, and his
fiancée Kala Morgan and her children and a grandson, Andrew Scot May, Jr.
He was preceded in death by his father, Donald May; a sister, Lisa May and his
beloved dog, Beau.
Per Scot’s wishes, cremation, with no services, was chosen. Roselawn Funeral
Home was entrusted with the arrangements. Fond memories and expressions of
sympathy may be shared with the family at: www.roselawnfuneralhome.net

Scot May and Jacquelyn Carson had:
1412633221 Andrew Scot May, b. 19 Aug 1979, Union Hospital, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN.
14126332211 Andrew Scot May, Jr. b 20 Jul 2007, Union Hospital, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. (Birth-Mother, Michelle Lynn Baldwin).

141263323 Linda Lee May (twin), b. 28 Dec 1959, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. Companion of 35 years, Donald E. Corey, b. 05 Nov1950; d. 07 Oct 2016. On 22 Feb 2009. Linda was awarded legal custody of Andrew Scot May, Jr.

Notes: Linda was diagnosed with Inclusive Body Myopathy in 2007 (a disease of
the Muscular Dystrophy family). However, at a Trial Clinic in California in 2016
she was told she did not have the correct gene for IBM; she was then re-diagnosed
in a Trial Clinic in Atlanta, GA., with Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy D-1.
On 22 Feb 2009 Linda was awarded legal custody of Andrew Scot May, Jr.

Obituary of Donald Corey, Terre Haute Tribune Star.
Donald E. Corey, 65, of Terre Haute was born Nov. 5, 1950, in St. Anthony Hospital,
to Paul Corey and Norma R. (Stufflebean) Corey. He was wrapped in the arms of
Jesus and carried home to Heaven on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, after a short and sudden
illness.
Don leaves behind his companion of 35 years, Linda May; son, Andrew Corey and
wife Amber; granddaughters, Ellie and Norah, grandson Silas; Don’s special buddy
Andrew Scot May Jr.; sisters, Paula Duggins and Nancy Gilbert (husband David
Gilbert); brother, Scott Corey (wife Beryl Corey); nieces, Kelly Duggins and
Denae Gilbert; nephew, David Gilbert, Jr. (wife Miranda Gilbert); great-niece,
Summer Ramos; great-nephews, Zach Duggins, Aiden Gilbert and Jaxson Gilbert;
and special extended family, Sue May and Lori May.
Don was preceded in death by his beloved parents, Paul Corey and Norma Corey;
and brother-in-law, Jim Duggins.
Born in Terre Haute, Don graduated from Gerstmeyer High School, where his love
of athletics and desire for teaching originated. He enlisted in the United States Army
in 1971, in company with his life-long best friends Mike Lovellette and Jimmy Smith.
He was stationed in Germany until his departure from the military. Don graduated
from Indiana State University with a bachelor’s and a master’s degrees in education.
He began his illustrious teaching career with the North Vermillion School Corporation
where he served as teacher, coach, athletic director administrator mentor and friend
for 32 years. Don was honored to serve as the Falcon’s varsity baseball coach for
many years; as well as an assistant coach in football, head coach in cross country,
and volunteer with the track and girls basketball teams.
Don began working with the Vigo County School Corporation in 2011, upon his
retirement from the NVSC. After substitute teaching across the county, he was
honored to accept a full-time teaching position at Farrington Grove Elementary
where he remained until his death.
Don also was an Indiana High School Athletic Association official for more than
30 years. The highlight and proudest accomplishment of his officiating career was
his work in four Girls Basketball State Championships. He served as referee for
The Vigo County Youth Football Association, as well as numerous local men’s
and co-ed softball leagues.
Don delighted in so many things in his lifetime, including his dearest church,
Eighth Avenue Baptist, of which he was a lifetime member. He never wavered
in his allegiance to the St. Louis Cardinals, and relished in traveling with family
and friends and volunteering for various organizations and events when requested.
He thoroughly enjoyed visiting the local Baeslers Market and adored his numerous
adopted pets, including his beloved Old English Sheepdog,Whitney.
Long known for his witty sense of humor, positive outlook on life and infectious
smile, Don interacted with each new person as though they were a longtime friend.
His uncanny ability to lighten up a room with his encouraging words and open arms
is something everyone will recount in years to come. How blessed are we to have
had something so special, it makes saying goodbye impossible.
Visitation will be 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, at Eighth Avenue
Baptist Church, 2128 8th Ave., Terre Haute, with services immediately following
at the church. Pastor Smith will be officiating. American Legion Post 104 will
conduct military honors following services. In lieu of flowers, donations may be
sent to a Memorial Fund in Don’s name, c/o Old National Bank, 2429 Poplar
Street, Terre Haute, IN 47803. Envelopes will be available at the church.
Arrangements were entrusted to Greiner Funeral Home, 2005 North 13th Street,
Terre Haute. Online condolences can be made at: www.greinerfuneralhome.com.

141263324 Lori Lynn May (twin), b. 28 Dec 1959, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. Married 19 Apr 1994 Harry Hart, b.15 Apr 1953, divorced 2003. Son of John Hart and Virginia (McCready) Hart. They had no children.

Notes: Lori underwent a lumpectomy followed by chemotherapy and
radiation for breast cancer in 2004. Had a second lumpectomy in 2010,
(lump benign).
Had angioplasty for heart blockage in 2008 & 2011. Had a heart attack
in February 2013 and a second heart attack in Aug. 2013.
Had a cyst on her vocal chords removed in 2018 and a 2nd cyst removed
in 2019.

1412634 Edgar Herschel Thompson, b. 01 Jan 1906, d. 22 May 1971. Married 17 Apr 1926 Anna Fern Davis, b. 15 Mar 1906, Terre Haute, IN; d. 10 Jul 1968, Robinson, Crawford Co., IL. Both buried in New Robinson Cem., Robinson, IL. Daughter of Charles F. Davis, b. 05 May 1869, d. 03 Feb 1963 and Laura (Mills) Davis, b. 19 Apr 1877, d. 06 Oct 1961.
Edgar Thompson and Fern Davis had:
14126341 Paul E. Thompson, b. 09 Apr 1928; d. 27 Feb 2007.
14126342 Margaret Ann Thompson, b. 22 Feb 1932

14126341 Paul E. Thompson, b. 09 Apr 1928 Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IL; d. 27 Feb 2007. Buried Bellevue Mem. Park Cem, Ontario, CA. Married 26 Dec 1949 Robinson, Crawford Co., IL, Velma Freeman. Divorced after 1965, but remained close friends.
Paul Thompson and Velma Freeman had:
141263411 Jennifer E. Thompson, b. 12 Feb 1965 Robinson, Crawford Co., IL.

14126342 Margaret Ann Thompson, b. 22 Feb 1932 Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. Married 03 Dec 1954 Robinson, Crawford Co., IL, Rex Marlin Riggs, b. 15 Oct 1929; d. Nov 2009, Crawford Co., IL. Son of Charles Glen and Ruby Arlene (Beabout) Riggs.
Margaret Thompson and Rex Riggs had:
141263421 Catherine Jean Riggs, b. 04 Aug 1959.
141263422 John Marlin Riggs, b. 04 Apr 1962.
141263423 James Michael Riggs, b. 21 Dec 1963.

141263421 Catherine Jean Riggs, b. 04 Aug 1959 Sullivan, IN. Married 03 Jan 1982, Crawford Co., IL, John Edward Harman.
141263422 John Marlin Riggs b. 04 Apr 1962 Sullivan, IN. Married 11 Aug 1984 Robinson, Crawford Co., IL, Teresa Marie Brown.
141263423 James Michael Riggs, b. 21 Dec 1963 Sullivan, IN. Married 14 Jun 1986, Robinson, Crawford Co., IL, Barbara Ann Berolatti.

1412635 Ernest Darlan (Dick) Thompson, b. 27 Dec 1911, Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN; d. 22 Sep 1990. Married, 13 Mar 1933, Pauline Cassel, b. 26 Jan 1913, d. 23 Nov. 1962

Dick Thompson and Pauline Cassel had:
14126351 Infant, b. 1935; d. 1935.
14126352 Gary Thompson, b. 1940. Married Lana(?). Gary and Lana have 4 sons.

Obituary of Ernest D. Thompson-Beaumont Enterprise, Sept 23, 1990.
Ernest “Dick” Thompson, 78, of Beaumont died Wednesday in Bloomingdale, Ill.
Funeral will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Kelly-Hixon Funeral Home in Beaumont, TX with
burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at
the funeral home. A native of South Dakota* he lived in Beaumont 34 years, was
a retired manager for Bill Clark Pest Control and was a World War II U S Navy
veteran. Survivors include a son, Gary Thompson of Wheaton, Ill., and four
Grandchildren.
*Dick was born and raised in Indiana.-(Sue May, niece, from family records. His family
spent less than one year in South Dakota).

Obituary: Beaumont Enterprise/Saturday, Nov 24, 1962.
Mrs. Ernest D. (Pauline Alberta) Thompson, 49, of 4735 El Paso, died at 7:40 a.m.
yesterday in the M D Anderson Hospital in Houston following a one month illness.
She was a native of Indiana who lived here five years. Survivors include her husband;
one son, Gary Thompson, Beaumont; her mother, Mrs. Barbara Conlee, Terre Haute,
Ind.; brothers August Cassle, Dayton, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Ellen Lycan,
Indianapolis, Ind. and Mrs. Virginia Minar, Terre Haute, Ind., and a grandson,
Mark Thompson of Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow
in the Roberts and Pippin-Brulin Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Forest
Lawn Memorial Park. The Rev. John Wheeler, pastor of Asbury Methodist Church,
will officiate.

Above information, beginning with Jeremiah Thompson, b.1834, taken from family records)

14127 Jameson Thompson, b. 26 Jan 1839, Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN; d. 15 Feb 1923,
Blackhawk, IN. Married 29 Oct 1863, Eliza J. Yeager, b. abt. 1845, d.1922. Her obituary states that she is buried in Hull Cem., Vigo Co., IN; I can find no marker or record in Hull Cem. For Jameson or Eliza. This family appeared on the 1870 census in Seneca, Nemaha Co., KS. They returned to Indiana abt. 1900.

Obituary of Eliza J. Thompson-Terre Haute Tribune-Star.
Eliza J. Thompson, 78 years old, died yesterday at the residence of her
son, William H. Thompson, 1517 South Eleventh street. She is sur-
vived by the husband, Jameson, one son and one daughter, Mrs. Mary
Myers. The funeral will be held at the residence at 10 O’clock, Friday
morning with burial in Hull Cemetery.

Jameson Thompson and Eliza Yeager had:
141271 Rebecca Thompson, b. abt. 1865, IN. d. before 1921.
141272 Nancy Thompson, b. abt. 1866, IN. d. 22 Feb 1916. Married Mr. Dennis
141273 Mary A. Thompson, b. abt. 1868, IN. Married Mr. Myers
141274 William H. Thompson, b. Oct 1869, IN.

14128 Rebecca Thompson, b. 30 Apr 1842, Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN, Married 25 Oct 1860, Sullivan, IN, William Liston Scott, b. 05 12 1834, Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN. Both buried Friendship Cem., Sullivan Co., IN.
Rebecca Thompson and William Scott had:
141281 Jeremiah Thompson Scott, b. abt. 1861, Sullivan Co., IN.
141282 Mary Scott, b. 15 Apr 1864, IN.
141283 Levi Scott, b. 25 Jan 1866, Sullivan Co., IN.
141284 H. Isaac Scott, b. 21 Feb 1868, Sullivan Co., IN.
141285 John Madison Scott, b. 01 Feb 1871, Sullivan Co., IN
141286 W. Oscar Scott, b. 14 Feb 1876, Sullivan Co., IN.
141287 Henry Sylvester Scott, b. 04 Jan 1878, Sullivan Co., IN.

141282 Mary Scott, b. 15 Apr 1864, Sullivan, IN, d. 27 Jun 1915, Sullivan Co., IN. Buried in Friendship Cem., Sullivan Co., IN.
141286 W. Oscar Scott, b. 01 Feb. 1871, Sullivan Co., IN.
1412861 Jane Scott, married Paul Maxwell.
Notes: Above beginning with Rebecca Thompson taken from notes of Jeremiah Thompson Scott.

14129 Nancy Thompson, b. abt. 1845, Fairbanks, Sullivan Co., IN. She did not appear on the 1850 census; assume she died before then.

1413 Jennet Thompson, b. 02 Jan 1793, Silver Springs, Madison, Co., KY; d. 16 Sep 1868, Oskaloosa Co., IL. Marr. abt. 1810, Simon Billings.

1414 Elizabeth Thompson, b. abt. 1798, Licking River, Campbell Co., KY, d. Married abt.1821, KY, Samuel Carson, b. abt. 1800, NC.

1415 Joseph Thompson, b. 01 Jan 1800, Licking River, Campbell, Co., KY; d. 22 Jan 1849, Prairie Creek, Vigo Co., IN. Killed by a falling tree. Married (1st) 24 Jun 1826, Vigo Co., IN, Louisa Yeager, b. 11 Dec 1809, Lexington, KY; d. 09 May 1828, Vigo Co., IN. Married (2nd) 25 Jan 1836, Nancy Yeager (sister of Louisa). Buried Baptist Cem., Prairie Creek, Vigo Co., IN. No marker-graves lost. Daughters of Nicholas and Polly (Robinson) Yeager. (This Nicholas Yeager was the son of Soloman Yeager). Stepdaughters of Henrietta (Bailey) Yeager.
Joseph Thompson and Louisa Yeager had:
14151 Nicholas Thompson, b. 09 May 1828, d. c. 1909, Clark, IL. Married Laura Etta (Lauriet)Coon, b. 30 Aug 1828, NY, d. 11 Sep 1892, Clark Co., IL. Both buried in Mt. Olive Cem., (Kickapoo), Clark Co., IL (near Martinsville). Married (2nd) Mary Morgan, b. 1849; d. 1936. No issue of this union.
Nicholas Thompson and Laura Coon had:
141511 Emaline Thompson, b. 1848, IN.
141512 Andrew Jackson Thompson, b. 1849, IN.
141513 Firman Nippert Thompson, b. 1850, IN; d. 1913.
141514 Nancy Thompson, b. 1858, IL; d. 06 Dec 1934.
141515 Julia Thompson, b. 1862, IL; d. 1953.
141516 James Thompson, b. 1865, IL; d. 1945.
141517 Isabell Thompson, b. 1868, IL; d. 1959.
141518 Maggie Thompson, b. 1870, IL; d. 1941.

141513 Firman Thompson, b. 1850, IN, d. 1913, Clark Co., IL. Married 4 Apr 1872, Clark Co., IL, Druzzia Low, b. abt. 1854, IL; d. 1939, Clark Co., IL. Both are buried Kickapoo Cem., Clark Co., IL. Daughter of Jesse and Matilda (Crawford) Low.
Firman Thompson and Druzzia Low had:
1415131 Jesse Thompson, b. 04 Mar 1874, IL; d. 1922.
1415132 Sarah Thompson, b. 1875, IL; d. 1943.
1415133 Nicholas Thompson, b. 08 Apr 1877, IL; d. 1962.
1415134 Mary “Mollie” Thompson, b. 25 Apr 1880, IL; d. 1921.
1415135 James Bird Thompson, b. 02 May 1883, IL; d. 1952.
1415136 Betsy Thompson, b. 1885, IL; d. 1946.
1415137 George Thompson, b. 1888, IL.
1415138 Alva Thompson, b. 1891, IL.

1415 Joseph Thompson, b. 01 Jan 1800, d. 22 Jan 1849, married (2nd) 24 Jun 1836, Nancy Yeager, (b. 1815, KY, d. May 1900, IN.
Joseph Thompson and Nancy Yeager had: (all born in Vigo Co., IN)
14152 Clarissa Thompson, b. 1836.
14153 James Thompson, b. 10 Jan 1838, d. 24 Apr 1911.
14154 Eliza Thompson, b. 18 Apr 1839; d.1936.
14155 Henrietta Thompson, b. 28 Dec1840; d. 31 Jul 1926.
14156 William Henry Thompson, b. 02 Dec 1842;d. 30 Oct 1929.
14157 Nancy Thompson, b. 03 Apr1844; d. 25 Jan 1870.
14158 Mary Thompson, b. 20 Nov 1844, d. 09 Jul 1864.
14159 Martha Thompson, b. 1847.
14159A Joseph Thompson, b. 19 May 1849. d.1914. Married 11 Feb 1875, Susan
Elizabeth Gaskin, b. 01 May 1854. Daughter of Stephen and Luella Gaskin. Joseph and
Susan moved to Middletown abot. 1898. Both buried Westlawn Cem., Prairie Creek.

Review of Joseph Thompson-Greater Terre Haute and Vigo County-C.C.
Oakley,1908-pp. 819-820.
Joseph Thompson is one of Prairie Creek Township’s most active business
men, prominently identified with its farming and milling interests, and his
home is in Middletown. For twenty six years he has been actively connected
with industrial life, first operating a saw mill for eight years, during a similar
period bought and sold stock, shipping principally to Indianapolis and since
1897 has been the proprietor of a flouring mill.
Mr. Thompson was born in Sullivan county, Indiana, May 19, 1849, a son of
Joseph Sr., and Nancy H. (Yeager) Thompson. For many years Joseph Thompson
Sr., was prominent in the business ofe of Sullivan county, following agricultural
pursuits and his death occurred January 22, 1849, four months before the birth of
his son and namesake. Mrs. Thompson, born in 1815, survived her husband many
years and died in May 1900. She was but four years old when her parents came
to Terre Haute and she could recall to mind when that now populous city was a
little hamlet of four or five houses. After her husband’s death she carried on their
little farm of eighty acres and made a home for her children, nine in number,
namely, Clarissa, deceased; James, who married Julia Cuppy and resides in
Sullivan county; Eliza, the wife of John P. Harris, a retired farmer in Nebraska,
who married Eliza McKinney and resides in Kansas, Nancy and Mary, both
deceased, Martha A., the wife of James H. Harris of Nebraska, and Joseph
the subject of this review.
Joseph Thompson remained at home with his mother until his marriage and
afterward for three years she lived with him, her death occurring at his home.
Although in the meantime she had lived with her other children. In 1878,
three years after his marriage, he located on his farm of fifty-five acres in
Linton township, and he lived there until his removal to Middletown in 1898.
His farm now contains two-hundred acres, and since 1897 he has operated a
Flouring mill in connection with his general farming, selling his product
principally at wholesale. He is also active in the public life of his community
the encampment of Odd Fellows. He has filled all the offices in his lodge
at Indianapolis.
On the 11th of February, 1875, Mr. Thompson was united in marriage to
Susan F. Gaskin, who was born May 1, 1854, a daughter of Stephen and
Luella Gaskin. Their seven children are: Oliver R., who died at the age of
thirteen months; Clement H. born March 3, 1878, married Early Ring and
lives in Middletown; Lula E., born April 19, 1882, is the wife of Joseph
Bailey of Linton township; John C., born August 12, 1882; Nola N., born
August 5, 1884; and Trillie Lester, born April 15 1891, are all at home
and one, the third born, died in infancy.

Joseph Thompson and Susan Gaskin had:
14159A1 Oliver R. Thompson, b. 1865; d., age 13 mo., 1876.
14159A2 Clennie H. Thompson, b. 03 Mar 1878; d. 1941. Married Early Ring, b.1865; d.1964.
14159A3 Infant, b.1880; d. 1880.
14159A4 Lula Ellen Thompson, b. Apr 1882; d. 1946. Married Joseph Bailey.
14159A5 John Carl Thompson, b. 12 Aug 1884; d. 01 Mar 1935. Married Osia Yeager,
b. 11 Jun 1890; d. 02 Feb 1913.

14152 Clarissa Thompson, b. 1836, d. 1875. Married 30 Aug 1858, Christopher Ash, b. 1824; d. 1897.
Clarissa Thompson and Christopher Ash had:
141521 Joe Murray Ash, b. 1859; d. 1934

14153 James T. Thompson, b. 10 Jan 1838, d. 24 Apr 1911. Married 18 Apr 1872, Julia Cuppy, b.30 Nov 1846; d.28 Sep1900. Both buried Westlawn Cem., Vigo Co.,IN.
James Thompson and Julia Cuppy had:
141531 Cora Thompson, b. 26 Jun 1875;d. 17 Oct 1897.
141532 John William Henry Thompson, b. 1878; d. 1959. Married Arpie Jane Johnson, b. 1882; d. 1967.
141533 Effie L. Thompson, b. 1888; d. 15 Aug 1977. May be buried in Marshall, IL. Married Andy Elliott.

14154 Eliza Thompson, b. 18 Apr 1839, Vigo Co., IN; d. 1936. Married John P. Harris, b. 1833; d. 1911. Buried Fairbury, NE.
Eliza Thompson and John Harris had:
141541 Rosetta Harris, b. 1862; d. 1942.
141542 William E. Harris, b. 1866; d. 1942.
141543 James Harris, b. 1868; d. 1886.
141544 Nancy A. Harris, b. 1869; d. 1959.
141545 Benjamin Harris, b. 1872; d. 1941.
141546 Mark Herbert Harris, b. 1876; d. 1957.
141547 John L. Harris, b. 1878; d. 1970.
141548 Elizabeth Harris, b. 1881; d. 1950.

14155 Henrietta Thompson, b. 1840, d. 31 Jul 1926. Married 02 Oct 1862 Stephan Robert Johnson, b. 10 Mar 1841; d. 22 Jun 1914. Both buried Westlawn Cem*., Vigo Co., IN. Son of Barnabus and Anna (Hunt) Johnson.
*There are 2 Westlawn Cemeteries; one is on Highway 41 South in Vigo Co., near Farmersburg. The other Westlawn (where these family members are buried) is in Prairie Creek, Vigo Co., IN, off of Highway 63.
Henrietta Thompson and Stephan Johnson had: (All born in Vigo Co., IN)
141551 Luticia Annie Johnson, b. 16 Dec 1863; d, 1952.
141552 Nancy Jane Johnson, b. 03 Sep 1865; d.22 Dec 1881.
141553 Matilda Ellen Johnson, b. 03 Sep 1866; d. 28 Dec 1881.
141554 Lillie Ann Johnson, b. 07 Apr 1869; d. 1952.
141555 James Robert Johnson, b. 25 Apr 1872; d. 05 Mar 1962. Married 30 Jul 1893, Sullivan Co., IN, Laura Tuttle Jeffries, b. 27 Apr 1869, Sullivan Co.; d. 10 Aug 1956, Prairie Creek, Vigo Co., IN.

14156 William Henry Thompson, b. 02 Dec 1842, Vigo Co., IN, d. 30 Oct 1929, Corning, Nemaha Co., KS. Married 26 Dec 1867, Eliza McKinney, b. 1838; d. 1928. Both buried Corning Cem., Corning, KS.
William Thompson and Eliza McKinney had:
141561 James William Thompson, b. 1868; d. 1958. Married (1st) Bessie Owens. Married (2nd) Stella Dixon. No children from either marriage.
141562 John Thompson, b. 1870; d. 1946.
141563 Joseph Phoenix Thompson, b. 1871; d. 1959. Married Ida Mae Sutton.
141564Charles Vincent “Pete” Thompson, b. 1873; d. 1927.
141565Nancy Rosa Thompson, b. 1876; d. 1953.
141566 William Elmer “Pat” Thompson, b. 1879; d. 1955.

14157 Nancy Thompson, b. 03 Apr 1844, Vigo Co., IN; d. 25 Jan 1870. Married 07 Apr 1864, James A. Johnson, b. 11 Feb1843; d. 26 Apr 1918.
Nancy Thompson and James Johnson had:
141571 Irena Ann Johnson, b. 1866; d. 1867.

14158 Mary Thompson, b. 20 Nov 1845, Vigo Co., IN; d. 09 Jul 1864.

14159 Martha Thompson, b. 15 May 1847; d. 29 Jul 1913. Married 05 May 1867, James Hugh Harris, b. 1845; d. 1918. Buried Fairbury, NE
Martha Thompson and James Harris had:
141591 America Elva Harris, b. 1868; d 1949.
141592 Joe Ben Harris, b. 1870; d. 1930.
141593 Mary E. (Molly) Harris, b. 1872; d. 1945.
141594 Charles Harris, b. 1876; d. 1963.
Note: Jess Cook lists Carrie Harris, b. 1876; d. 1963.
Jay W. Harris, b. 1884 (Twin); d. 199?.
Lula Harris, b 1884 (Twin); d. 1885.
As of 2010, I have found no documentation for these children.

14159A Joseph Carl Thompson, Jr., b. 19 May 1849, d. 1914. Married 11 Feb 1875, Susan Elizabeth Gaskin, b. 01 May 1854. Daughter of Stephen and Luella Gaskin. Joseph and Susan moved to Middletown c. 1898.
Joseph Thompson and Susan Gaskin had:
14159A1 Clennie H. Thompson, b. 03 Mar 1878; d. 1941. Married Early Ring. 1865; d. 1964.
14159A2 Infant, b. 1880
14159A3 Lula E. Thompson, b. 19 Apr 1882; d. 1946. Married Joseph Bailey.
14159A4 Oliver R. Thompson, b. 1865; d. age 13 mo., 1876.
14159A5 John Carl Thompson, b. 12 Aug 1884, d. Mar 1935. Married Osia Yeager, b. 11 Jun 1890, d. 02 Feb 1913.

Notes: From a newspaper article-Looking Back at the Week Ahead….50 years ago:
The body of John Thompson was discovered lying face down on the banks
of a small stream about 1-1/4 mile east of Prairie Creek. John Patton and
Tom Sullivan, two area youths, discovered the body and reported it to the
Police.
Vigo County Coroner, Dr. R. C. VanArsdale, was called to the scene to
investigate.
According to information gathered by the investigating officers, Thompson
had gone to Prairie Creek about a week earlier and had not been seen or
heard from since. Thompson reportedly left the Prairie Creek pool room
with two other men, who had said they were going to come to Terre Haute.
Examination of Thompson’s body by the coroner revealed a deep cut on
the top of this head, a fratured skull and a broken neck.
VanArsdale said it would have been almost impossible for Thompson to
have sustained the injuries in a fall. There were indications from the
investigating officers that Thompson was killed in another location and
his body placed by the stream.
Thompson’s hat was found lying near the body. Across the hat was a
bloody handkerchief. Although no money was found in his billfold,
aquaintances expressed the fact Thompson had carried a large sum of
money on his person when he left his home.

John Thompson and Osia Yeager had:
14159A51 Lawrence LaVerne Thompson, b. 1911, d. 1992. Married 25 Dec 1938, Church of Christ, Prairie Creek, IN, Princess Stone, b. 1918, d. 1991. Both buried Westlawn Cem., Prairie Creek.

Obituary of Lawrence L. V. Thompson, Tribune-Star.\
Lawrence L. V. Thompson, 81 of Crawfordsville and formerly of Prairie
Creek, died Thursday morning, Nov 26 1992, in Crawfordsville, He was
a retired teacher. He was born Feb. 25, 1911 in Prairie Creek to John C.
Thompson and Ocie Yeager Thompson. His wife, Princess L. Stone, died
in 1991. Survivors include four sons, Carlton “Rocky” and Lee “Squeak”
of Crawfordsville;Joe of Bellmore and Larry of Terre Haute; one daughter
Ocie Kraft of Lancaster, Ohio. 13 Grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
He taught English, music, French and library science at Turkey Run and
other Indiana schools. He graduated from Prairie Creek High School and
Indiana State University and was a member of Friendship Baptist Church,
Indiana and Montgomery County Retired Teachers Association, Christian
Writers Club, Genealogy Club, Sunshine Chorus; church choir and wrote
and published music and poetry. Services are noon Sunday in Friendship
Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jim Harris officiating. Burial is in Prairie
Creek Westlawn Cemetery. Visitation is 6 to 8 p.m. today in the church.
Powers-Priebe Funeral Home at Crawfordsville assisted with arrangements.

Lawrence LaVerne Thompson and Princess Stone had:
14159A511 Carlton “Rocky” Stone Thompson, b. 21 Apr 1941.
14159A512 Ocie Alice Thompson, b. 04 Aug 1943.
14159A513 Joseph Jon Lindell Thompson, b. 18 Mar 1945.
14159A514 Larry James Thompson, b. 18 Jul 1948.
14159A515 Lee “Squeak” Dale Thompson, b. 29 Jun 1949.
14159A516 Rebecca Louise Thompson, b. 13 Sep 1951, d. 17 Sep 1951. Buried Westlawn
Cemetery, Prairie Creek.

14159A52 Louise “Lois” Emilene Thompson, b. 24 Jan 1913. Married Howard Marion Hall, b. 16 Jun 1908; d. 19 Nov 1980.
14159A6 Nola N. Thompson, b. 05 Aug 1884; d. 1973
14159A7 Trille Lester Thompson, b. 15 Apr 1891; d. 1963
(Above information on Joseph Carl Thompson & family taken from notes of Lawrence LaVern Thompson).

1416 Rebecca Thompson, b. 01 Jan 1800, Licking River, Campbell Co., KY, d. c. 1828. Married 23 Sep 1823, Vigo Co., IN, Benjamin Franklin Staggs, b. c. 1790, MD.

1417 Mary Jane Thompson, b. abt. 1804, Licking River, Campbell Co., KY. Married Joshua Haile, b. abt. 1800, Licking River, Campbell Co., KY.

1418 John Thompson, b. abt. 1805, Licking River, Campbell Co., KY, d. 03 Nov 1869, Nemaha Co., KS. Buried Dennis Cem., Nemaha Co., KS. Married 18 Jun 1828, Vigo Co., IN, Eliza Yeager, b. 28 Feb 1811, Middletown; d. 07 Oct 1904, Seneca, Nemaha Co., KS. Daughter of Nicholas and Polly (Robinson) Yeager.

John Thompson and Eliza Yeager had:
14181 Wilson Thompson, b. 24 Apr 1831, IN; d. 03 Oct 1833, Vigo Co., IN.
14182 Nancy Thompson, b. 02 Mar 1833, IN.
14183 Mary Jane Thompson, b. 27 Feb 1835, IN.
14184 Dyantha Thompson, b. 29 Mar 1837, IN.
14185 Malinda Jane Thompson, b. 29 May 1839, IN.
14186 Eliza Thompson, b. 13 Jun 1842, IN.
14187 Nicholas Thompson, b. 13 Jul 1844, IN.

Obituary of Eliza Yeager Thompson: Eliza Yeager Thompson was the daughter
Of Nicholas Yeager of Vigo County, IN. Eliza married John Thompson in Vigo
Co. on May 12, 1828. The obituary appears in the Seneca Tribune, Seneca,
Kansas, Thursday, Oct. 13, 1904.

Grandma Thompson:
A large funeral party came up from Kelly on Saturday to bury the remains of
Grandma Thompson, so long one of the favorite residents of that place. She
was the widow of the late John Thompson, who died in 1868 at the age of
sixy-four years. Grandma Thompson would have been ninety-three years
old had she lived but death called her one day before her birthday. Three
years ago the friends and neighbors in Kelly surprised her and made presents
with some silver dollars and a black dress. Grandma Thompson then
expressed the wish that she be buried at death in this dress. Her wish was
carried out. The funeral services were held in the Kelly school house, the
sermon being preached by Joseph Ford of the Baptist church. There was a
large turnout as the deceased had been a part of that section of Nemaha
county since its first settlement. Grandma Thompson was the mother of
the late Nick Thompson and also of Mrs. John H. Dennis with whom she
had made her home for years. They lived a happy life together and enjoyed
the visits of all the Kelly community who took a personal interest in their
welfare on account of the extreme age of Grandma Thompson. Her gransd-
son, John Thompson of Seneca, dug the grave for her burial in the Dennis
graveyard south of Seneca; dug it beside the remains of her husband who
was buried there thirty-six years ago. Both these dead parents now sleep
in Death’s valley side by side, awaiting the resurrection trumpet to call
them again into life. Grandma Thompson leaves other relatives besides
the daughter and grandson mentioned.

14182 Nancy Thompson, b. 02 Mar 1833, Vigo Co., IN; d. 1922. Married 15 May 1857 John W. Dennis.

14183 Mary Jane Thompson, b. 27 Feb 1835, Vigo Co., IN. Married Jacob McGehee.
Mary Thompson and Jacob McGehee had:
141831 Jacob, Jr. McGehee, b. 1867; d. 1950.
141832 John McGehee.
141833 Melissa McGehee.
141834 Link McGehee.
141835 Lucinda McGehee.
141836 Fred McGehee.
141837 Frank McGehee.

14184 Dyantha Thompson, b. 29 Mar 1837, Vigo Co., IN, d. 10 Oct 1851, Mt. Vernon, Lawrence Co., MO.

14185 Melinda Jane Thompson, b. 29 May 1839; d. 13 May 1883, American City, KS. Married 11 Feb 1857, Sullivan Co., IN, James Franklin Randel, b. 15 Jun 1838, St. Omar, Decatur Co., IN; d. 03 Feb 1911, Corning, Nemaha Co., KS. Son of Garrett and Sally Ann (Walters) Randel.
Malinda Jane Thompson and James Randel had:
141851 Arrah Anna Randel, b. 25 Jun 1859, American City, Nemaha Co., KS, d. 4 Jun 1952, Bakersfield, CA. Married Joe Oswald Thomas. Buried San Deigo, CA.
141852 William Garrett Randel, b. 14 Feb 1861, OH., d. 13 Nov 1947, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS. Married Tene Thomas.
141853 Clara Eliza Randel, b. 06 Jul 1863, OH, d. Jan 1954, Bakersfield, CA. Married. William Thomas.
141854 George Franklin Randel, b. 06 Sep 1865, American City, Nemaha Co., KS, d. 04 Jun 1952, Bakersfield, CA. Buried San Deigo, CA. Married Laura Nolan.
141855 Addie Belle Randel, b. 05 Dec 1868, American City, Nemaha, KS, d. 28 Feb 1939, Holton, Jackson Co., KS. Buried Corning, Nemaha Co., KS. Married Joe Worley.
141856 Kathryn Randel, b. 06 Mar1870, American City, Nemaha, KS, d. 06 Apr 1955, Corning, Nemaha Co., KS. Married Clemon Oliver Fowler
141857 Effie Harriet Randel, b. 26 Jan 1873, American City, Nemaha Co., KS, d. 28 Nov 1934, Hoyt, Jackson Co., KS. Married Jarred Strong.
141858 Female Randel, b. 1874, American City, Nemaha, KS.
141859 Female Randel, b. abt. 1876, d. c. 1876, American City, Nemaha Co., KS

J. F. Randel was a farmer, colonist until early in 1864 when he enlisted in the Twenty-second Kansas & served six months. After marrying Melinda Thompson he purchased the estate of his father-in-law, John Thompson, who had settled among the colonists in Nemaha Co. KS in 1857.
(Information on J. F. Randel taken from Bio at History.cc.ukans.edu).

Obituary of James Franklin Randell; Seneca Tribune, Seneca, KS, Thursday
Feb. 9, 1911.
James Franklin Randell was born near St. Omar, Dectauter county, Indiana,
June 15, 1838, and departed this life at Corning, Kansas, February 3, 1911,
aged 72 years, 7 months and 18 days. He was united in marriage to Malinda
Thompson of Corning, Kansas in February 1856, who preceded him to the
great beyond on Mary 13, 1882. Seven children blessed this union, Will
Randel of Burlingame, Kansas, Frank Randel of San Diego, California;
Mrs. Anna Thomas of San Diego, California; Mrs. Clara Thomas of Hoyt,
Kansas; Mrs. Belle Worley of Goff, Mrs. Kate Fowler of Corning and
Mrs. Effie Strong of Wetmore. TheChildren are all living. In 1863 he
united with the United Brethren church and was a faithful member until
his death. Mrs. Randel was an early settler, coming to Kansas on May 25,
1856, and knew all the privations and hardships of the pioneer life. He
was married to Clarisa Strong on December 12 1887, who with his
children and friends are left to mourn his death. The funeral was held
at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. McAfferty and interment made in the
Corning Cemetery.

14186 Eliza Thompson, b. 13 Jun 1842, Vigo Co., IN. Married 01 Oct 1870 Simeon Shoemaker.

14187 Nicholas Thompson, b. 13 Jul 1844, Vigo Co., IN, d. 04 Sep 1890, Nemaha Co., KS. Buried Denis Cem., Nemaha Co., KS. Married 18 Jan 1865, Sarah Parker.
Nicholas Thompson and Sarah Parker had:
141871 John Thompson, b. 1866.
141872 Eliza B. Thompson, b. 1868.
141873 Simeon Thompson, b. 1870.
141874 Samuel, b. 1872.
141875 Frederick, b. 1873.
Notes: Information on Nicholas Thompson & family taken from notes of Lawrence L. Thompson.

14188 Henrietta Indiana Thompson, b. 23 Feb 1847, Mt. Vernon, Lawrence Co., MO, d. c. 1927, Shawnee, Pottawatomie, OK. Married (1st) 19 Aug 1866, Seneca, KS, William Weger (Wagner). Married (2nd) Max Grabau. Laurence Thompson also listed as husband of Henrietta, Max Fralian. Found no documentation for this marriage.

14189 William Jeremiah Thompson, b. 10 Aug 1850, Mt Vernon, Lawrence Co., MO.
d. 29 Aug 1859, Mt. Vernon, Lawrence Co., MO.

1419 Nancy Thompson, b. 18 Apr 1808, Licking River, Campbell Co., KY, d. 24 Jan 1849. Married 25 Dec 1823, KY, Elijah Staggs, b. 18 Mar 1795, Maysville, Campbell Co., KY; d. 24 Mar 1871, 76 yrs., 6 mo, Vigo Co., IN. Both buried in Staggs Cem., Vigo Co., IN. (Elijah Staggs married 2nd, Perlina Fears, b. c. 1799).
Nancy Thompson and Elijah Staggs had:
14191 James Staggs, b. 30 Oct 1825; d. 29 Mar 1900, Enid, Garfield Co., OK. Married Susan Reece, b. c.1847. Sister of Rachel Reece.
14192 Franklin Staggs, b. 07 Mar 1827, Cory, Clay Co., IN; d. 18 Dec 1898, Vigo Co., IN. Married 08 Dec 1850, (Mary) Rachel Reece, b. 1832; d. 1902. Sister of Susan Reece.
14193 Emaline Staggs, b. abt. 1829; d. before 1869. Married 10 Oct 1852, Wm. R. Gardner, Vigo Co., IN.
14194 Wilson Staggs, b. abt. 1832, Vigo Co, IN. d. Parker Co., TX.
14195 Thompson C. Staggs, b. abt. 1834, Vigo Co., IN.
14196 Jeremiah (Jerry) Staggs, b. 01 Jul 1837; d. 26 Sep 1913. Married 17 Nov 1859, Vigo Co., IN, Sarah Jane Turner, b. abt. 1843. Buried in Lexington National Cemetery #4.
14197 Minerva Jane Staggs, b. 1837, Vigo Co., IN. Married 08 Jun 1858, Vigo Co., Martin V. Hopewell.
14198 Preston Staggs, b. 21 Oct 1840; d. 28 Oct 1921. Buried Spring Creek Cem., Weatherford, TX. Married (1st) 21 Aug 1866, Sarah Watson; d. before 1870. Married (2nd) 04 Jul 1872, Mary Octavia Boyles, b. 22 Jan 1842, Stokes Co., NC; d. 22 Jan 1904 on her 62nd birthday. Daughter of William and Martha Boyles.
14199 Benjamin D. Staggs, b. abt. 1841, Vigo Co., IN; d. Humphrey, AR.
14199A William Lee Staggs, b. 19 Oct 1842; d. 25 Jul 1906, Keller, Tarrant Co., TX. Buried Bourland Cem. Never married.

Elijah Staggs and Perlina Fears had:
Davidson Staggs, b. 1852.
Elijah Judson Staggs, b. 1856.
Notes: Information on Staggs family from notes of descendant, Barbara Horney.

142 Lawrence Thompson, b. abt.. 1765, Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC, d. abt. 1831, Fleming Co., KY. Married c. 1787, Mary Jones, b. abt. 1770, Rowan Co., NC, d. Fleming Co., KY.
Lawrence went to KY in 1786 with his brother Closs Jr. and Daniel Boone. He married, 1787, Fayette Co., KY, Mary Jones daughter of Thomas Jones and Pricilla (Shortridge) Jones, b. abt. 1776, NC., and then he returned to KY. Thomas Jones, father of Mary, Nancy & Francis, was a brother of Jane Jones Lee.
Lawrence Thompson and Mary Jones had:
1421 Priscilla Thompson, b. 17 Jul 1790, Campbell Co., KY; d. 06 Oct 1875, KY. Married William Filson, b.09 Nov 1785, KY; d. 25 Apr 1874. Son of Samuel and ? (Heron) Filson.
1422 Nancy Thompson, b. abt. 1795. Married John Mares.
1423 Thomas Thompson, b. abt. 1797, KY. Married 10 Jan 1821 Elizabeth Rawlings.
1424 Elizabeth Thompson, b. abt. 1799, KY. Married 24 Jul 1822, James Davis.
1425 Harry Lawrence Thompson, b. abt. 1801, KY.
1426 Mary Thompson, b. 13 Aug 1803 (1799?), KY; d. 01 Oct 1875, Fleming Co., KY.
1427 Jane Thompson, b. abt. 1805, KY.
1428 Evaline Thompson, b. abt. 1807, KY.
1429 Emily Thompson, b. abt. 1809, KY.
1429A John Thompson, b. abt. 1811.

143 Joseph Thompson, b. abt. 1767, Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC; d. Hamilton Co., OH. Married c. 1790, NC, Nancy Jones, b. abt. 1769, NC, d. Hamilton Co., OH. Daughter of Thomas and Priscilla (Shortridge) Jones.

Notes: From Elder Wilson Thompson’s autobiography:
Joseph made a deposition in support of the Revolutionary Pension
Application of Capt. Bethuel Riggs on 27 August 1822 and gave his
residence as Hamilton County, Ohio. He is mentioned in Nephew Wilson
Thompson’s autobiography when Wilson visited him in late 1809 or early
1810 living on Elder Beal’s farm and several years later when Joseph
accompanied Wilson on a tour to Vincennes and Terre Haute, Indiana.
Little else is known of Joseph and his family.

144 Benjamin Thompson, b. abt. 1769, Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC, d. 31 Dec 1853, Cape Girardeau, MO. Married 29 Sep 1797, Campbell Co., KY, Mary Foster, b. abt. 1780, Campbell Co., KY, d.abt. 1862, Campbell Co., KY. Both buried Thompson Cem., Gordonville, Cape Girardeau Co., MO. (No markers)Buchanan book says they are buried in Summers Cem., near Bean, MO.. Mary was the daughter of Jacob Foster.
Benjamin Thompson, Pastor of Bethel Baptist Church for 27 years was ordained 25 Mar 1825.
Benjamin Thompson and Mary Foster had: (All born Cape Girardeau Co., MO)
1441 Samuel Thompson, b.abt. 1802; Campbell Co., KY.d.c. 1888. Married 27 Jul 1828, Amanda Crump, b.abt. 1804; d.abt. 1849. Both buried Thompson Cem., Gordonville, Cape Girardeau, MO.
1442 Elizabeth Thompson, b.abt. 1804; d. 10 Mar 1881 Snider Hill, MO. Married Henry Devore.
1443 Mary Thompson, b.abt. 1806, KY. Married 12 Jan 1826, John Strong.
1444 Jane Thompson, b.abt. 1808. Married Samuel T. Patterson, b. 1803.
1445 Rebecca Thompson, b.abt. 1810, Campbell Co., KY. Married James Franks.
1446 Lucinda Thompson, b.abt. 1810, Campbell Co., KY. Married 06 Jul 1825, Harmon Lincecum.
1447 Serena Thompson, b.abt. 1812, Campbell Co., KY;d. c. 1836. Married 16 Sep 1828, Joel Lee Kinder, b.abt. 1804, NC
1448 Benjamin Thompson, b.abt. 1816, Campbell Co., KY. Married 06 Nov 1838, Martha Wilkinson.
1449 Celia Thompson, b.abt. 1818, Cape Girardeau Co., MO. Married 22 Oct 1834, James Crump.
1449A Henry Lee Thompson, b.abt. 1820; Cape Girardeau, Co., MO;d. 08 Feb 1902. Married (1st) 14 Dec 1841, Rebecca Wilkinson, b. 05 Jul 1828; d. 13 Sep 1845. Married (2nd) 23 Jun 1854, Hannah Deck, b. 1827, d. 1883.

Notes: From 1991 “Jersey County History.”
Benjamin was converted in the earthquake revival of 1812. He was ordained
25 March 1825 and was the pastor of the old Bethel Baptist Church for 27
years. This was the church he was baptized in, ordained, licensed to preach
and which he served as a minister til his death.

Obituary of Benjamin Thompson:
Departed this life the 31st day of December 1853, Elder Banjamin Thompson
aged eighty years. He joined the Regular Baptist Church called Bethel near
Jacksom in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri on February 8, 1812. He was
licensed to preach in the Gospel on June 8, 1822, was ordained a minister of
the Gospel on March 12, 1826, and on September 9, 1826, was chosen
Pastor of said church and remained pastor of said church until the day of his
death. Elder Thompson as a preacher was sound in the faith that was
delivered to the saints. His life was an example to all people that knew
him. When at home he was engaged in working on his farm at peace with
all his neighbors, and when out preaching the word of mankind he freely
gave it for as much as it was given to him freely, so he made the Gospel
without a charge.
Believing with all his heart that it was his duty to preach wherever his mind
led him if any opportunity served and so he did all the time until his age and
weakness became so that he had to stay at his own dwelling where he was
kindly waited on until the messenger of death was prepared to separate his
spirit from his body. Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord, yea saith
the Spirit for they shall rest from their labor and their works to follow them.
He left a wife and one son and grandson on the farm and other children
scattered about with many brethren and neighbors and friends to mourn his
loss.

Last Will & Testament of Benjamin Thompson:
In the name of God Amen; I Benjamin Thompson of Cape Girardeau County
and State of Missouri, being frail and weak of body, but sound of mind for
which I thank God, and knowing the uncertainty of life and anxiour to assign
my ____ affairs and dispose of such substances as it has pleased God to bless
me with, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, hereby revoking
all others.
After my funeral expenses are paid and all other debts I owe, my property to
be distributed as follows:
First: I will and bequeath to my youngest son HENRY LEE THOMPSON his
heirs and assigns forever the following described real estate to wit: the land
and Plantation on which I now live, it being West half of four hundred arpents
of land which were granted to one Jacob Foster under the Spanish Government,
Also the North East fracturial quarter of the fracturial Section No. Nine in TWP
30 North of range No. 12 East containing thirty two and forty six hundredths
acres. Entered at the land office in Jackson, Missouri and in my name on the
twenty fourth (24) day of February eighteen hundred and forty (1840).
Second: I also will and bequeath to my said son HENRY LEE THOMPSON
his heirs and assigns two horses, two cows, if I have so many at my death, all
my ploughs, joes, mattochs, axes, gears, all my every article of farming
utensils of all kind that I might have at my death. Also one yoke of oxen, and
all my grain of every description and vegetables that may be on said farm and
land aforesaid whether gathered or growing, or what so ever state the same may
be in, also money that may be due me whether by Bond, bill, note, account, or
otherwise, also all money that I may have on hand at the time of my death, also
my rifle gun, also two bee stands, all the poultry of all kinds.
Third: To the children of my deceased daughter REBECCA FRANKS married
to JOSEPH FRANKS, I will and bequeath one dollar.
Fourth: To the children of my deceased daughter MARY STRONG, and to the
children of my deceased daughter SERENA KINDER, and to my daughter JANE
married to SAMUEL PATTERSON, my daughter LUCINDA,married to HARMON
LINCECUM and my daughter CECILIA married to JAMES CRUMP to be divided
equally between them, share and share alike, the said children of my deceased
taking but one share each equal to the share of the living daughters.
Fifth: I will and bequeath all my household and kitchen furniture including beds
and bedding and everything else that is commonly embraced in the terms
household and kitchen furniture, and if the same cannot be divided by said
daughters among themselves, the same to be sold and the money arising from
the sale there of to be divided equally between them.
Sixth: All horses, cattle, and other livestock that may be left after by said son
HENRY LEE THOMPSON shall have received his legacy as before stated, I will
and bequeath to my son SAMUEL THOMPSON the sum of one dollar. Also, I
will and bequeath to my son BENJAMIN W. THOMPSON the sum of one dollar.
Seventh: In event my beloved wife MARY THOMPSON survives me it is my
will that the whole of my aforesaid property be charged with her support, that
none of it be divided till her death (unless my said wife chooses to relinquish
and give up the same or any part thereof to be divided at my death) and that
she use occupy and enjoy the same in whole or in part as she may deem
necessary for her support during her life, and her death to be distributed as is
before provided in this my will.
I furthermore charge the legacy of my son HENRY LEE THOMPSON with the
expense of my last sickness and funeral expenses to be paid by him out of the
same, and lastly I do hereby nominate my three sons aforesaid to witt: SAMUEL
THOMPSON, BENJAMIN THOMPSON AND HENRY LEE THOMPSON
Executors of this my last Will and Testament.
In witness of this being my last Will and Testament, I have hereuon set my hand
and affixed by seal this the fifteenth day of December in the year of our Lord,
eighteen hundred and fifty three (1853).

WITNESSES: BENJAMIN THOMPSON
ISAAC S. WILLIAMS
ELI KINDER his mark

145 Elizabeth Thompson, b. abt. 1772, Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC, d. after 1840, Fleming Co., KY. Married 18 Aug 1791, Madison Co., KY, Francis Jones, b. 05 Sep 1764, Rowan Co., NC, d. after 30 Aug 1832, Bath Co., KY. Son of Thomas and Priscilla(Shortridge) Jones.
Elizabeth Thompson and Francis Jones had: (all born Bath Co., KY):
1451 Samuel Jones, b. abt. 1780. Married (1st) 1814, Mary Ann Ralls. Married (2nd) Nancy Bailey.
Samuel preached at Primitive Baptist Church on Bald Eagle Circuit for 50 years.
1452 Thompson Jones, b. abt. 1782.
1453 Ralls Jones, b. abt. 1784
1454 Benjamin Jones, b. abt. 1786.
1455 Closs Thompson Jones, b. abt. 1788.
1456 Jonathan Jones, b. abt. 1790.
1457 Jane Jones, b. abt. 1792. Married Mr. Hopkins.
1458 Debby Jones, b. abt. 1794. Married Mr. Wilson.
1459 Thomas Jefferson Jones, b. 09 Nov 1796, Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC, d. 27 Jun 1883, Pleasant Hill, Cass Co., MO. Married (1st) 1 Jan 1827 Elizabeth Ratliff. Married (2nd) Mary Moore Byram.
Note: Joseph Smith lists also 3 more children of Elizabeth Thompson and Francis Jones:
1459A Ambrose Jones
1459B Joseph Jones
1459C Franklin Jones
(I have been unable to find documentation for these children).

146 Jane Thompson, b. abt. 1774, Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC;d. c. 1844. Married 07 Jul 1810, Campbell Co., KY, James Lingo, b. 1777 Essex Co., VA; d. 1835 Bond Co., IL. Son of James & Catherine Lingo.

147 Samuel Thompson, b. abt. 1775, Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC, d. 30 Oct 1830, Rush Co., IN. Married 23 Sep 1800, Campbell Co., KY Lucy Grigg, b. 15 Jan 1783, Bourbon Co., KY, d. after 1830, Rush Co., IN. Daughter of Matthew and Ann “Nancy” (Gibson) Grigg. Nancy’s sister, Mary Grigg married Elder Wilson William Thompson.
Samuel Thompson and Lucy Grigg had: (all born in Campbell Co., KY)
1471 Closs Thompson, b. abt. 1801; d. abt 1831, Rush Co., IN. Married 10 Jan 1822, Campbell Co., KY, Susan Ann Scott.
1472 Matthew Thompson, b. abt. 1803. Married Marilla Thompson.
1473 Benjamin Thompson, b. abt. 1805; d. 08 Aug 1846.
1474 Samuel Thompson, b. 13 Feb 1812, Newport, Campbell Co., KY; d. 13 Mar 1901 Salt Lake City, UT. Buried Midway Cem., Wasatch, UT. Married (1st) Elizabeth Thompson. Married (2nd) Mary Jane Marsh.
1475 Mariah Thompson, b. 1813.
1476 Nancy Thompson, b. abt. 1817.
1477 Jane Thompson, b. abt. 1819. Married 03 Feb 1841, Ephraim Jeffrey.
1478 Elizabeth Thompson, b. abt. 1822.
1479 David R. Thompson, b. 25 Dec 1823. Married 06 apr 1848, Margaret Johns.
1479A Wilson Thompson, b. abt. 1825. Married Nancy Richardson.
NOTE: Joseph Smith lists as child, Susan Thompson, b. abt. 1830. (I can find no documentation for this child).

15 Jane Thompson, b. abt. 1735, PA; d. KY. Married c. 1755, NC, Francis Jones, b. abt. 1755, NC. Son of James Jones.
Jane Thompson and Francis Jones had:
151 Benjamin Jones
152 Closs Jones